Russia may end up in “temporary” control of some territory, Czech President Petr Pavel has said
Kiev should accept “temporary” Russian control over some territories as the likely outcome of the conflict, Czech President Petr Pavel has said.
Pavel, who is an outspoken supporter of Ukraine, told the New York Times that neither Moscow nor Kiev seem able to achieve their maximalist goals.
“To talk about a defeat of Ukraine or defeat of Russia, it will simply not happen,” Pavel told the US outlet in the interview published on Monday. “So the end will be somewhere in between.”
“The most probable outcome of the war will be that a part of Ukrainian territory will be under Russian occupation, temporarily,” he added, explaining that the “temporary thing” could last for years.