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Just seems to me that as a former nato general, you feel a sense of urgency here because not long ago, you referred to a window of opportunity that is open, you said, for this coming year, 2023. but you suggested that if ukraine doesn't achieve significant, maybe decisive military victories in 2023, then that window of opportunity and, indeed, the resolve of europeans to keep arming and supporting ukraine, that may dwindle away. is that your concern? exactly. i believe that this year may be decisive for both sides because both russia and ukraine would most probably try to make a really big off...

And when we consider how much time and resources does it take to prepare for a large offensive operation, i really don't see any opportunity for a second or third chance this year. next year, it will be more complicated because the support of ukraine will naturally fade out, not only... really? that's an extraordinary thing to say — "support for ukraine will naturally fade out". i mean, if vladimir putin is listening to us talking or happens to see it on the tv, that is something that he will be thrilled to hear. it only takes an objective view on the reality. when we look at the level of su...

Coming year, 2023. but you suggested that if ukraine doesn't achieve significant, maybe decisive military victories in 2023, then that window of opportunity and, indeed, the resolve of europeans to keep arming and supporting ukraine, that may dwindle away. is that your concern? exactly, i believe that this year may be decisive for both sides because both russia and ukraine would most probably try to make a really big offensive, getting control over more and more ground. and when we consider how much time and resources does it take to prepare for a large offensive operation, i really don't see ...

Then that window of opportunity and, indeed, the resolve of europeans to keep arming and supporting ukraine, that may dwindle away. is that your concern? exactly, i believe that this year may be decisive for both sides because both russia and ukraine would most probably try to make a really big offensive, getting control over more and more ground. and when we consider how much time and resources does it take to prepare for a large offensive operation, i really don't see any opportunity for a second or third chance this year. next year, it will be more complicated because the support of ukraine...

Vladimir putin will impact whatever decision they'd made to this point? >> i think so, bianna, we may see something similar to the atacms shows up in the arsenal. what that means we will have a chance, or the ukrainians will have a chance to attack russian supply depots, russian ammo dumps, things like that, that could make it very difficult for the russians to proceed with a type of offensive operation against ukraine. >> colonel, let me stick with you. we've discussed over this last year the challenges of the russian forces. the value, the utility of the disparity of what we saw and heard fr...