Czech: Ukraine has only one chance to counterattack this year

According to Fars International News Agency, the President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel, said on Sunday that he believes that the Ukrainian army has only one chance to carry out a counterattack this year.

He was a retired general of the Czech army and was previously the head of the military commission of the NATO alliance.

Pavel, who was interviewed by CNN, added: “I said that the Ukrainians will have only one opportunity to launch a counter-attack this year if the current counter-attack fails, preparations for a new counter-attack are impossible for some reason. will be”.

The president of the Czech Republic said: “As a result of the activities of the Ukrainian army during 2023, negotiations will probably begin to end the conflict or the conflict will enter the freezing phase until the end of this year so that Ukraine can mobilize new forces to carry out another counterattack.”

He added: “Some reports indicate that Ukraine has not yet used all the forces it has prepared for a counter-attack, but as a former military man, I can say that the Russians know the methods of the Ukrainians for counter-attacks and have an active process to create They have created defense lines.

Pavel also mentioned the issue of Ukraine joining NATO and said: “It is not possible for Ukraine to join Ukraine as long as the conflicts continue, and everyone agrees with this point of view, and the Ukrainians themselves know that joining NATO is impossible in the current situation.” .

US President Joe Biden also said in a speech on Saturday: “The United States has not taken any private measures to facilitate Ukraine’s accession to the NATO treaty.”

The American president added: “Ukraine must have all the necessary criteria to join NATO, like other countries, and it will not interact with this country in a different way.”

Biden continued to emphasize: “The path of Ukraine joining the North Atlantic Treaty will not be easy.”

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