Ukraine-Russia latest: Putin realises he can’t win war against Ukraine, Trump’s envoy says
Russian leader Vladimir Putin knows he cannot win the war in Ukraine, US president Donald Trump’s special envoy has said.
“I think probably in his heart of hearts he realises he can’t win this. This is an unwinnable fight for him, long-term. It’s not going to happen,” US special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said.
His remarks came after Trump once again said he was “so disappointed” in Putin. Touting what he described as his peacemaking abilities during a speech to military personnel on Tuesday, the US president said Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky must get together to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
European defence ministers are meeting in Copenhagen today to discuss the formation of a “drone wall” along their borders with Russia and Ukraine to better detect, track and intercept drones violating European airspace.
And earlier the Russian president announced his biggest conscription plans in almost a decade, mandating 135,000 Russians between the ages of 18 and 30 to join the army. In 2016, 152,000 soldiers were enlisted.
