In recent days, due to the prolongation of the Ukrainian War, the military experts of Western countries discussed the concession of Ukrainian territories to Russia. They said that the war was ongoing for a long time and a solution must be found.

But why do experts think so? What awaits the future of the war in Ukraine?

Speaking to Ednews about this, Matthew Bryza, a political expert, member of the board of the Jamestown Foundation, former US ambassador to Azerbaijan, shared his views on such discussions of experts and current scenarios:

"Many security analysts and experts argue that the most likely outcome of Russia's war against Ukraine is a stalemate. Because it is unlikely that Ukraine will ever be able to expel all Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine, both from Crimea and from Donbass, and will be able to keep the Russians indefinitely. Simply because Putin has more soldiers, more people to sacrifice, and he is always ready to continue the conflict. However, Ukraine will not give up its rightful and legitimate goal of restoring its territorial integrity. So a stalemate is probably a likely outcome. It should be noted that Ukraine still has a chance to block Russia's access to Crimea via the Kerch Strait bridge and the so-called 'land bridge' between Donbas and Crimea. But I think the consensus of military experts is that it seems very difficult and impossible."

The former ambassador also emphasized that Turkey can play a role as a mediator in the conflict in the near future.

"I think that at some point the realities will be such that no one will be able to win decisively on the battlefield, and when that moment comes, we can see Turkey playing a very important role as a mediator. But we haven't reached that point yet. Ukraine still wants to fight to restore its territorial integrity, and of course it has every right to do so. I think that if the goal is to restore territorial integrity, there should be no pressure from outside to not continue the struggle. The main thing for US and its allies is to prevent Russia from defeating Ukraine on the battlefield, if Ukraine can do this by itself".

Akbar Novruz