British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested there ‘is a realistic possibility’ the war in Ukraine could continue to the end of next year.
Johnson, on a two-day visit to India to boost bilateral ties, came up with the statement while replying to a query in a news conference in India, agreeing with intelligence which suggested the Russian bombardment of Ukraine could continue to the end of next year.
"Putin has a huge army," he says. "He has a very difficult political position because he's made a catastrophic blunder,” reports BBC.
"The only option he now has, really, is to continue to try to use his appalling, grinding approach driven by artillery, trying to grind the Ukrainians down."
The UK prime minister adds that "no matter" the military superiority Vladimir Putin may be able to bring to bear over the next few months "he will not be able to conquer the spirit of the Ukrainian people".