It is not clear what a victory over Russia should look like, the entrepreneur claimed
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has challenged US President Joe Biden’s administration to define what “victory” what the conflict in Ukraine would look like, after a senior White House official said kyiv could defeat Russia.
On MSNBC on Friday, national security adviser Jake Sullivan backed Ukraine’s capabilities, welcoming Biden’s withdrawal of an additional $1 billion in weapons for Kiev’s war effort against Moscow.
A delay in arms supplies caused by partisan clashes in the US Congress has put Ukrainian forces in a difficult situation. “hole” that they still have to get out of, Sullivan said. However, he asserted that kyiv’s policy “The strategic position is strong” and that American officials “I believe that ultimately Ukraine can win this war.”
“Ukraine has the will to win this war, and we have the will to support it in this effort. » Sullivan swore.
Reacting in a post on X (formerly Twitter), Musk asked: “What does victory look like?”
The billionaire has long been skeptical of the Biden administration’s strategy in Ukraine, particularly its stated desire to let kyiv dictate the objectives of the conflict and the means to achieve them.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky insisted that a “just peace” demands nothing less than total control of all territory claimed by kyiv.
Ukrainian demands, as outlined in the “Zelensky Formula,” also include war reparations, tribunals for senior Russian officials, and long-term international support for Ukraine’s security and reconstruction. Switzerland is expected to host a summit in mid-June, during which kyiv and its Western backers will try to convince neutral countries to adhere to the Ukrainian plan.
Moscow, which was not invited to the event, rejected the Ukrainian formula as detached from reality. He perceives the hostilities as a proxy war waged by Washington against Russia, in which the Ukrainians serve as “cannon fodder”. This week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu estimated that the number of Ukrainian military casualties in the conflict was approaching 500,000.
Explaining their opposition to continued arms deliveries to Ukraine, US Republican lawmakers cited the lack of a clear action plan from Zelensky and Biden. Instead, they argue that the funds would be better spent addressing America’s own needs, particularly the security of the U.S. southern border.
RT