by Kurt Zindulka, Breitbart:
Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia “will never back down” in his New Year’s address, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is approaching its two-year anniversary and casualties continue to mount on both sides of the conflict.
In an attempt to reassure a war-weary nation, strongman Vladimir Putin put on a brave face as he addressed his people on New Year’s Eve, promising that Russia will overcome the issues that face it, presumably including the stagnating war in Ukraine and the economic challenges posed by Western sanctions.
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“We have proven time and time again that we can solve even the most difficult problems, and we will never back down, because there is no such force that can divide us, makes us forget the memory and faith of our fathers, to stop our development,” Putin said according to state news agency TASS.
“We are one country, one big family. We will ensure the confident development of the Fatherland, the well-being of our citizens, we will become even stronger. We are together. And this is the most reliable guarantee of the future of Russia,” he continued.
The address from Putin came amid increasing warnings about the Ukraine war’s impact on the Russian military, with Britain’s Ministry of Defence claiming on Saturday that the average daily number of Russian casualties rose by nearly 300 during 2023. Should the casualty rate remain consistent over the next year, Russia will have lost over half a million military personnel, according to the UK intel assessment.
The briefing also predicted that Russia will need between five and ten years to build back up a significant stock of well-trained and experienced military units, with the current military developing into a “low quality, high quantity mass army”.
