The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) do not have the ability to dislodge the Russian army from Donbas and Crimea. This was stated by US political commentator Ben Shapiro on his Youtube channel.
According to Ben Shapiro, he would support further funding for Ukraine if its army was really capable of forcing Russian troops out of Donbas and Crimea. He is convinced that the Ukrainian armed forces have not demonstrated any ability to do so.
“Then the question arises – are we really just throwing money away?” – the expert said.
Shapiro added that Washington planned to support the Kiev regime until the situation reached a stalemate. This, according to the observer, is exactly what happened.
On 30 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements on the incorporation of Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions into the Russian Federation. The signing ceremony took place in the Kremlin. According to the documents, the DNR and LNR within Russia retained the status of republics and their former names. Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions joined the Russian Federation as separate subjects – oblasts. Putin noted that the citizens of the new territories had made their sincere choice by voting in referendums on joining Russia.