Russia’s victory in Ukraine ‘inevitable’: Defense minister
Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says his country’s victory in Ukraine “is inevitable,” though he admitted that the situation on the frontlines remained “difficult.”
In a new year message to military servicemen on Saturday, Shoigu said Russia’s “victory, like the New Year, is inevitable.”
“In the coming year, I want to wish everyone good health, fortitude, reliable and devoted comrades.”
Shoigu said in the outgoing year “we all faced serious trials.” The new year comes during a “difficult military-political situation,” he said.
Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine on February 24. Moscow said the operation was aimed at defending the pro-Russia population in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk against alleged persecution by the government in Kiev. President Vladimir Putin said at the time that the operation was meant to "de-Nazify" Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials say they will not negotiate over territory overtaken by Russia, including the four regions that Moscow has annexed. Russia, however, says any proposal to end the war must take into account "today's realities," in reference to the annexation of the four regions.
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