There is “no chance” of a Russian defeat, and the war is “lost by Ukraine and the West,” Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov stated in a stark assessment this week.
He credited President Donald Trump with “understanding” this reality, while criticizing European nations for their “unprofessional” belief that the tide can be turned.
Alipov called the European hopes “childish” and “craziness,” insisting that Russia cannot be militarily overcome in the nearly four-year-long conflict.
The reason, he explained, is Russia’s nuclear arsenal. “You can’t… take over us in this conflict simply because of our nuclear weapons,” he said.
He added that Russia’s formal doctrine includes the “possibility” of using these weapons if the state faces an “existential threat.”
