He shared this information on his channel.
“Firstly, in the Russian-Ukrainian war, over the past 3 years, neither side has won or lost. This is an axiom. That’s why we have reached a positional deadlock, and that’s what is happening,” asserts Oleg Starikov.
He also recalls the year 2023 and the unsuccessful counteroffensive that both Ukraine and the West had high hopes for, but in war, anything can happen; it’s not a defeat, just a setback. Following this, the expert continues, the decision was made to fight in a way that would destroy the opponent's economic potential, leading to attacks on Russian oil refineries. However, this is unlikely to stop the Kremlin from financing the war; it’s more likely to cut funding in other areas.
“After 2023, the war’s objective seems to have disappeared, and the authorities have not reformulated or articulated it. The borders of 1991 are not the goal of the war. Since this objective has vanished, problems with volunteers have arisen, leading to a Bolshevik-like approach—coercion; if you don’t want to, we will break you,” explains Oleg Starikov.
Thus, the expert notes, a political decision was made to end the war, that’s it. Regarding the Istanbul talks in 2022, he points out that it’s pointless to speculate on what could have been better, as history has no subjunctive mood; what matters is what we have now, that we have defended our statehood, since the USA speaks of Ukraine as an independent country, not as a satellite.
As reported by Znah.ua, Dubina assessed Trump's attempts to persuade Putin to end the war: “They remind me of a military joke”.
Znah.ua also wrote about how Musiienko explained why holding elections in Ukraine is dangerous now: “The nation is on the brink of survival”.