Ukrainians will fight with their bare hands if they are not satisfied with the terms of the peace agreement. This was stated by CIA Director John Ratcliffe during a speech before the US Senate Collegium , reports UNN.
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He noted that the Ukrainian people and army have been underestimated for several years.
Finally, I am convinced based on my observations, from an intelligence point of view, that they will fight with their bare hands if they do not have conditions acceptable for a lasting peace.
Answering a question about global threats to US national interests, he also noted that US intelligence continues to see the risk that Russian dictator Putin may resort to the use of nuclear weapons.
Russia's failure to achieve quick and decisive victories on the battlefield, combined with Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia, continues to raise concerns that Putin may use nuclear weapons.
He added that US President Donald Trump, in the context of the Kremlin's maximalist goals, "is aware of the danger of what could happen if Russia gets what it wants."
Reminder
According to analysts at the Institute for the Study of War, Russia and Ukraine "may not yet have agreed on whether a ceasefire has entered into force on March 25 or not." At the same time, the details of the agreements remain unclear, and assessing the specifics of ceasefire regimes in the absence of officially published joint texts of agreements signed by Russia and Ukraine remains difficult.