‘Ukraine will suffer defeat without Western assistance’, – French ex-diplomat Araud said

Ukraine could suffer defeat in the conflict with Russia without Western support.

This information according to French former diplomat Gérard Araud, speaking on the LCI television channel.

“If the United States stops funding Kyiv and Europe does not increase its military production, then Ukraine could suffer defeat,” he believes.

Araud also emphasized that the West made a mistake in believing that the Ukrainian military could somehow turn the tide of the conflict in their favor.

Russia considers arms supplies to Ukraine as hindering the resolution of the conflict, directly involving NATO countries in the conflict, and as “playing with fire.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict not only through arms supplies but also through training personnel in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and other countries. The Kremlin has stated that the inflow of weapons to Ukraine from the West does not contribute to negotiations and will have a negative effect.