US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said the Ukrainian Armed Forces could launch an offensive in the coming weeks, ntv reports.
According to him, there is a diplomatic regime in Ukraine, therefore it is necessary to listen to the opinion of the Ukrainian people on the issue of returning Crimea to Ukraine.
“These decisions must be made by Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in charge of leading the country. But it must also be open to the will of Ukrainians,” Blinken said.
He also noted that the goal of the countries supporting the Ukrainian side in the conflict is to help prepare for the offensive, as well as to strengthen the medium and long-term potential of the state.
The day before, US Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis had said that a Ukrainian Armed Forces counter-offensive could seriously weaken the Ukrainian military.
In addition, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main board of the administration of the Zaporizhzhia region, said that the plan for the Azov offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was drawn up by the conservatives of Ukraine of the United States and Britain, and the Ukrainian leaders themselves decide practically nothing.
US Secretary of State Blinken raised the possibility of a UAF counteroffensive in the coming weeks. It
