Hans Petter Midttun

2 months ago | desk-russie.eu | Hans Petter Midttun

Le chercheur et ancien militaire norvégien va à contre-courant de l’opinion répandue : il affirme que l’Ukraine est en train de gagner la guerre. Selon lui, la seule véritable force de la Russie est sa capacité de mener une guerre hybride afin de démoraliser l’Occident et de le pousser à obliger à accepter les conditions de Poutine. Si l’Occident, l’Europe surtout, tient bon, la Russie épuisera ses réserves en 2025.

Jan 9, 2025 | uazmi.com | Hans Petter Midttun

Euromaidan Presshttp://euromaidanpress.com/It is currently fashionable to say that “ Ukraine is losing the war .” After following the war closely from the start nearly 11 years ago, first as a former Norwegian Defence Attache and later as a Non-resident Fellow at the Ukrainian think tank Ukrainian Centre for Defence Strategies, I am confident Russia will lose this year. Ukraine is not losing.

Dec 7, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Hans Petter Midttun

According to The Economist, citing data from Western intelligence agencies, defense officials, open sources and the UALosses website, the news outlet reports that Ukraine may have lost 60,000 – 100,000 soldiers killed and 400,000 soldiers wounded. President Zelenskyy has refuted the numbers. “Recently, some in, I believe, the American press reported that 80,000 Ukrainians had been killed.

Nov 23, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Hans Petter Midttun

In a 2019 article David Carlin argued “Winston Churchill believed World War II should have been called the Unnecessary War because it could have been easily avoided.”. During the 1930s, the West had numerous chances to take decisive action against Hitler. They did not. Poor Western leadership allowed the Nazi menace to grow to monstrous proportions, and the world suffered the bloodiest conflict in human history Sadly, the ongoing war in Ukraine has become yet another “Unnecessary War”.

Oct 24, 2024 | euromaidanpress.com | Hans Petter Midttun

If NATO wants peace, it must first find the courage to admit that it no longer deters the enemy and that it no longer guarantees security. In its present form and shape, the Alliance might even have become a liability, blocking the prospect of peace. As such, the Ukrainian Victory Plan marks a pivotal moment for NATO. On 26 September, President Zelenskyy presented his plan to achieve a just and lasting peace to President Biden.