In an interview with the newspaper Financial Times Posted today April 27, Mr. Radakin said that “when Ukraine has more capacity for long-range warfare… the ability to continue deep operations will [ngày càng] become a feature” of Ukraine’s war against Russia.
Ukraine’s attacks on Russian soil to date include attacks on oil facilities and military targets. Mr. Radakin said such attacks were “definitely effective”.
Fire at an energy facility after a drone attack carried out by Ukraine in Yartsevo in the Smolensk region (Russia), in a photo from a video on social networks on April 24
Mr. Radakin’s views are different from those of his American counterparts. Financial Times previously reported that US officials were concerned that Ukraine’s attack on Russian oil facilities could increase oil prices and lead to retaliation, and that the US wanted Ukraine to tone down such actions.
Mr. Radakin said that Ukraine is facing a “tough” fight, but there are some long-term trends that actually favor the country. He pointed to those trends as including new military aid packages from the US and Europe, Ukraine’s increasingly successful long-range attacks and Russia’s “utter failure” to cut exports. grain across the Black Sea.
Ukraine will receive more ATACMS missiles and is negotiating a security agreement with the US
After months of uncertainty about the West’s strategy in Ukraine, Mr. Radakin expressed optimism about the situation in which all NATO countries are “talking about spending more money.”
But even Ukraine says the latest round of Western support is largely helping stabilize the deteriorating situation. “I realized that it would be less comfortable if you were in Kyiv,” Mr. Radakin admitted. You also have to admit that Russia was able to conduct more effective long-range attacks than last year.”
There is currently no information on the reactions of Ukraine, Russia and the US to Mr. Radakin’s statement.
