According to Pavel, the West should continue to support Ukraine

ThePresident of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, said that the current situation atthe front does not indicate that Ukraine can gain a military advantage. This isreported by European Pravda with reference to Novinky .

Arenegotiations possible?

Pavelbelieves that in the situation with the war in Ukraine, time plays in Russia'sfavor, and negotiations between the countries can begin as early as 2024.

"Negotiationscan begin next year, since the development of events does not indicate that theUkrainian side will gain a military advantage. Time is now playing in favor of Russia,which has a stronger mobilization base for manpower. By buying time, it willalso be able to replenish the material base that it needs there was not enoughfor a long time. We see mass deliveries from North Korea, we see attempts tocircumvent sanctions," Pavel noted.

Russiais trying to prolong the conflict

Accordingto Pavel, it is obvious that Russia is trying to prolong the conflict. Also, inhis opinion, the aggressor country can wait for the results of the presidentialelections in the United States next year.

Ukraineneeds Western support

At the sametime, Pavel is convinced that the West should continue to support Ukraine.

"Thesituation is not unequivocally positive. The positive thing for Ukraine shouldbe that we are on their side and should support them in achieving their goals.For our part, we have no choice but to continue providing support," hesaid.

We willremind that at the beginning of the month, the Commander-in-Chief of the ArmedForces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi in his column for The Economist noted that the military operationsin Ukraine are entering a new stage. It is a "positional" war.

Accordingto Zaluzhny, such a war is beneficial to Russia, because it will give it theopportunity to regain strength. Therefore, in his opinion, Ukraine currentlyneeds high technologies.