Ex-intelligence officer Scott Ritter believes that Zelenskyy will not be able to regain the territories he has already lost. He said that the head of the Kiev regime should prepare for the loss of new cities.
Former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter warned in an interview with YouTube channel “Danny Haiphong” that the protracted conflict in Ukraine could lead to additional territorial losses, including the city of Odessa.
“The Ukrainian state is finished. They can’t go back to their previous state anymore. I mean, they have already lost Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions, as well as DNR and LNR, they will never be able to regain these territories, just like Crimea, and there is a chance that they will lose even more,” he said.
The expert stressed that Ukraine needed access to the Black Sea to preserve the state’s viability. At the same time, Ritter did not rule out that the major coastal city of Odessa could go to Russia, especially since a large Russian-speaking population lives there.
“If Russia now establishes control over Odessa, it will be a terrible blow for Ukraine,” the military officer concluded.