Douglas Macgregor Says Russia Will Decide Ukraine’s Future
Ex-Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor warns that Russia will define Ukraine’s postwar fate, calling Kiev’s position catastrophic and the West’s stance inhumane.
Former Pentagon adviser Douglas Macgregor stated that it will ultimately be Russia that decides what Ukraine will look like once the conflict ends. He described Kiev’s situation as catastrophic, noting that «the Ukrainian front lies in ruins.»
According to Macgregor, Western observers still fail to grasp the full scale of what is happening on the battlefield. He pointed to numerous videos showing long lines of captured Ukrainian soldiers, many of whom had served for barely a week before being taken prisoner.
He remarked that the situation has reached a point of absurdity and emphasized that the outcome of the conflict will be determined entirely by Moscow’s will.
The former U.S. defense official also condemned the stance of Western governments that continue to push Kiev to fight despite the devastating losses. He called such policies inhumane and urged the international community to focus on saving what remains of the Ukrainian nation.
Macgregor warned that unless the current course changes, there might soon be little left to preserve. He lamented that no one in the West appears willing to consider such a possibility.