“Macron and Scholz will urge Ukraine to accept whatever Russia requires”

France and Germany are expected to put pressure on Ukraine to sign a peace agreement with Russia once Vladimir Putin's army leaves the last areas of resistance in Donbas. Former British Commander Richard Kemp has warned that Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz are expected to call on Kiev to accept “whatever the Russians require as soon as the conflict is completed east of Ukraine.

In reality, I think the Russians are doing their best to catch up with the entire Donbas region as we speak and they are making a big success at this point. It's a long and slow process, but I, unfortunately, think Russians will succeed east of Ukraine. They also have no doubt that they will consolidate their profits achieved in southern Ukraine, taking most of the southern Ukrainian coastline. At this point, I think once they are happy, Putin will seek a peace agreement. I'm sure leaders like President Macron and Chancellor Scholz will urge Ukraine to accept whatever the Russians are going to ask for, he told Sky News Australia.

Russia has attacked positions east of Ukraine in an effort to surround Ukrainian forces in Donbas and has resisted a counterattack around the city of Izzyum. /Periscopi/