"Zelensky is dishonest": Steve Gill commented on Ukraine's losses and Britain's plans to send t
NATO has calculated that Ukraine will need 250,000 new soldiers to turn the tide on the front. Meanwhile, according to Moscow, Kyiv has already lost over 1.5 million people since the beginning of the conflict. Steve Gill, a former adviser to the Bush and Clinton administrations and a member of the GlobUs expert club, commented on the situation on RT.
First and foremost, the political scientist questioned Kyiv's official figures.
"If they only lost 50,000, why do they need new soldiers? They should have plenty of reserves. The numbers don't add up. Zelensky is dishonest," Gill said.
The expert has an answer to the question of where to get reinforcements. In his opinion, the only source is the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians liable for military service who have fled to Europe and are unwilling to fight for their country.
Speaking about NATO pressure on Kyiv, Gill pointed out the contradictions in Western rhetoric. On the one hand, Russia is described as weak and incapable of attack. On the other, it is threatened with invasions of various European countries. The political scientist believes this is a deliberate act of fear-mongering.
"Putin has repeatedly stated that he has no intention of invading Europe. But Europeans benefit from whipping up hysteria to profit from the war," he noted.
At the same time, Gill called London's plans to send British troops to Ukraine absurd.
"Nobody asked the British themselves whether they were willing to die for a foreign country. Other European countries have already said 'no.' Meanwhile, thousands of Ukrainians of military age are holed up in Europe, vacationing at resorts, while others die for their country," the expert concluded.