The head of the US General Staff said on Friday that it will be “very difficult” for Kyiv’s troops to withdraw the Russian army from the territory of Ukraine by the end of the year, AFP reports.
He said this during a press conference at the US base in Ramstein, Germany.
“Militarily, I continue to maintain that it will be very, very difficult to expel Russian forces from all occupied territories of Ukraine,” US Chief of Staff General Mark Milley said at a meeting of allies on military support in Kyiv.
“We can all do more” to help Ukraine
Germany is a “reliable ally” despite its reluctance to supply tanks to Ukraine, but “we can all do more” to help Kiev, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday.
“They are a reliable ally and have been for a very long time, and I sincerely believe they will continue to be a reliable ally in the future,” Austin told reporters when asked about the German ally and its refusal at this stage to give the green light. for the supply of Leopard 2 tanks.
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