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Ukraine Conflict: 'NATO's Going to Suffer Defeat' in Proxy War With Russia – Analyst

© AFP 2023 / GINTS IVUSKANSThe NATO logo is seen on a uniform during the NATO annual military exercise "Winter Shield" 2021 in Adazi, Latvia, on November 29, 2021.
The NATO logo is seen on a uniform during the NATO annual military exercise Winter Shield 2021 in Adazi, Latvia, on November 29, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 17.03.2024
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President Vladimir Putin earlier touted the Russian troops' successful offensive in several areas in the special military operation zone, where they have liberated new territories from Ukrainian nationalists.
"It’s becoming manifestly clear to more and more people that Kiev is gonna lose the war," John Mearsheimer, an American political scientist and Professor at the University of Chicago, told the YouTube channel Duran, referring to the Ukraine conflict.

"We can talk about exactly what it means ‘cause that is a very complicated issue, but there’s no question that […] the Russians are going to win," while Ukraine "is going to suffer a defeat and indeed NATO’s gonna suffer a defeat as well," Mearsheimer pointed out.

According to the pundit, "there’s no plausible strategy" for Kiev and Brussels to rectify the situation, something that he said is a "huge problem and a devastating defeat for the West."

What’s more, there are “no formidable military forces in Europe” that could fight in Ukraine or "even provide much deterrence" to Kiev without US support, the professor added.

The comments come after French President Emmanuel Macron recently said in an interview that he doesn’t rule out a potential scenario of his country’s military conducting an operation to "confront Russian troops" in Ukraine.
Protesters waving Russian flags and holding a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin gather in front of the French Embassy in Kinshasa on March 1, 2023 for a demonstration against the visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo of French President Emmanuel Macron.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 14.03.2024
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Moscow responded by making it clear that such a development would inevitably lead to a direct military conflict between Russia and NATO. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called discussing the possibility of sending "certain contingents to Ukraine an important new element of rhetoric."

Russian President Vladimir Putin, for his part, warned that the possible deployment of a European military contingent to Ukraine would not change the situation on the battlefield and would only lead to serious consequences for the Kiev regime.
European head of states, NATO leadership and the White House, in turn were quick to say that they were not considering sending their militaries to Ukraine, with France’s Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne not ruling out that the French military could be send there for demining operations and weapons production on Ukrainian territory.

In a separate development, Putin stressed during last month’s State of the Nation address to parliament that Russian forces are "firmly holding the initiative" and are successfully advancing in a spate of operational areas in the special military operation zone."

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