Former Commander-in-Chief of US Land Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, said it is “highly unlikely” that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use atomic bombs despite his threats to war in Ukraine. “There is no immediate military benefit to Putin from a nuclear attack,” Hodges said.
“So Russia would only reap the disadvantages – the counterattack and the lockout,” the ex-general said in an interview with the news magazine “profil”. The military expert pointed out that a nuclear attack would make it impossible for the US to stay out of the war.
“They should respond militarily because the White House knows that China, Iran, North Korea and others are closely monitoring how the US handles this situation. However, it will most likely not be a nuclear attack, but a conventional counter-attack,” he said. Hodges.
Ex-general recommends strike against Russian Black Sea fleet
For example, he would recommend an attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet, the ex-general said. “No attack on Russian territory. President (Joe) Biden recently said, ‘Whatever our response, it would change the world for Russia.’”
“Many Russians buy themselves out of military service”
Regarding partial mobilization in Russia, Hodges said soldiers pay the price when the higher hierarchies are corrupt, when the mistakes, quality and resources are embellished and missing. “I can tell you what’s going on right now: some of the people tasked with finding 300,000 new soldiers will become very rich. Because many will buy off their service, an old Russian practice,” Hodges added. ready.
On the further course of the war, the ex-general said: “I suspect that by the end of this year Ukraine will push the Russian armed forces back to the line where they were before February 24. And by the middle of next year, Ukrainian soldiers will be in Crimea.”
Source: Krone
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