The Hill: Milley: Russian strategic objectives in Ukraine ‘have been defeated’
Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday said Russia’s strategic objectives in its attack on Ukraine have “been defeated.”
“The war is not over, but so far the Russian strategic objectives have been defeated,” Milley said at a news conference alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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Update #1: Milley’s assessment: Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘minor tactical success,’ but ‘strategic defeat’ (Washington Examiner)
Update #2: Gen. Milley Says Russia Has Failed To Meet Strategic Objectives But War Isn't Over (Huffington Post)
WNU editor: The video where General Milley made these remarks is above, and the transcript is here .... Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army General Mark A. Milley Hold a Press Conference Following the Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany.
As to what is my take. I do not share General Milley's assessment.
At the start of the war President Putin stated what was Russia's goals (link here). I see no evidence that these goals have changed, but I do see evidence that Russia has expanded its strategic objectives to include Ukrainian territories that have large Russian-Ukrainian populations.
The narrative from the Kremlin and Russian media have also been very clear this summer. This is going to be a long war, lasting into 2023 and maybe into 2024.
Will Russia succeed? I do not know.
But I think it is too early for General Milley to claim Russia's strategic objectives have been defeated in Ukraine.
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