Former NATO Ideal Allied Cmdr. Wesley Clark stated on Sunday that the battle in Ukraine is “a long way from being over.”
“[The] war’s a long way from being over,” Clark informed NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday.” “It’s [hard] to look at Russia through Russian eyes. Most of us look at Russia, we say, ‘The economy’s in trouble, forces aren’t going very far very fast, they’re taking a lot of casualties.’”
“But, you have to look at Russia through Russian history, Russian culture and Russian current mechanisms. Putin’s building a war machine. Military industrial complex in Russia going 24/7, getting a lot of support from China, Iran, North Korea. He hasn’t really tapped all of his manpower reserves. He’s trying to do this on the cheap,” he added.
The feedback from Clark come within the wake of a fiery Oval Place of job assembly between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President Vance on Friday, which featured shouting and finger-pointing because the president and Zelensky argued over U.S. make stronger for Ukraine.
Following the assembly, Trump stated on his Fact Social platform that the Ukrainian president “is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.”
Trump has been pushing for an finish to the battle between Russia and Ukraine, with U.S. and Russian officers assembly in Saudi Arabia final month.
In his “The Hill Sunday” look, Clark stated that Putin is “in a very strong bargaining position.”
“But Chris, the other thing is, so is Ukraine. This incident in the White House, it resulted in support for Zelensky and Ukraine from Europe and from the people in Ukraine,” Clark added. “They’re not about to surrender Ukraine to Russia.”
