"We didn't do enough after the occupation of Crimea" - former CIA director explains why Putin decided to start a war against Ukraine
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David Petraeus criticized the United States for not responding sufficiently to Russia's occupation of Crimea and its hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, suggesting that this emboldened Putin toward Ukraine. He also linked these actions to the need to support Taiwan and elaborated on the factors contributing to the challenges Ukraine faces on the battlefield.
The US response to russia's occupation of Crimea was insufficient. The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan showed a lack of strategic patience. It gave putin hope that he will not be held accountable for the invasion of Ukraine. into Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by former CIA Director David Petraeus during the presentation of the book "Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine" to the Washington Post, according to UNN.
I think that one of the reasons why vladimir putin probably decided that he could get away with this massive invasion of Ukraine is that we did not do enough after the occupation of Crimea. We withdrew from Afghanistan, he saw that, we didn't have the strategic patience, and so on. That's why I think President Biden has repeatedly said that we have to help Taiwan. - Petraeus notes.
Also during the presentation of a book he co-authored with co-authored with a member of the British House of Lords, Andrew Roberts, Petraeus explained why this year's Ukrainian counteroffensive failed.
Why did Ukraine find itself in the situation it is in now? on the battlefield? Our tanks have only recently reached them. Our delay in making decisions on the M1, delays in approving Leopard tanks, we have delayed decisions on cluster munitions that could have been very useful, a missile system longer-range missile systems for multiple launch rocket systems, and finally, the Western-style aircraft. - says Petraeus.
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