US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley said when testifying before the House Armed Services Committee that the Ukraine war will last for several years.
The chief US military officer told senators Tuesday that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would have been impossible to prevent if US forces is not been present, and that the European struggle would likely stretch on for years.
The acquisition of Ukraine has been a "long-standing objective" of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley.
Milley testified before the House Armed Services Committee with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, saying, "Candidly, short of the commitment of US forces into Ukraine proper, I am not sure he was deterrable." "This has been a long-term objective of his that goes back years. I think the idea of deterring Putin from invading Ukraine — deterring him by the United States — would have required the use of US military forces and would ...
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