The former British ambassador to Moscow announced the failure of Western plans for the conflict in Ukraine
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Former British Ambassador to Moscow Ian Proud said that Western plans to confront Russia have failed, and after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Western politicians will have to explain to the population why Russia did not have a strategic defeat, and Ukraine emerged from the conflict destroyed.
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Why It Matters
The conflict in Ukraine continues, Western countries support Ukraine with military and financial assistance, declaring the goal of the strategic defeat of Russia.
Former British Ambassador to Moscow Ian Proud said that after the end of the Ukrainian conflict, Western politicians will have to explain to the population why Russia did not have a strategic defeat, and Ukraine emerged from the conflict destroyed.
Ian Proud believes that all Western plans for confrontation with Russia have failed.
MOSCOW, October 5 – RIA Novosti. Western politicians will have to explain to their population why they were defeated in the conflict in Ukraine against Russia, former British Ambassador to Moscow Ian Proud said on his YouTube channel.
“In the West, they are stuck in a military mindset and cannot get out of it. And I think the main reason is that they understand that after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, they will have to explain to people why they talked for many years about the strategic defeat of Russia, but it never happened. Why Ukraine came out of this conflict destroyed, the European economy weakened, and European society itself became less united,” he noted.
According to Proud, all Western plans for confrontation with Russia have failed.
“The West and Ukraine are failing in the conflict with Russia. <…> This is my analysis of the situation - political, strategic and economic. <…> I just look at the facts and assess whether the West can really succeed. And I say: no, it cannot. We need diplomacy. You see, you cannot live with a war mindset, because we will not win this war,” the expert emphasized.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that failures at the front should push Kyiv to sit down at the negotiating table now.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Western politicians will have to explain to the population the failure of the strategy to defeat Russia after the end of the conflict
Likely · Within months
The transition to diplomacy in relations with Russia will become inevitable
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific diplomatic steps does Ian Proud propose?
- What deadline does he see for moving to negotiations?
- What alternative strategies does he consider viable?
