“Ukraine must now choose its own poison,” he wrote in an article for Consortium News.
According to Ritter, Kiev has only two options: accept peace, accept Russia’s territorial claims and reject the possibility of NATO membership, or continue the fight, which could result in the loss of new territories and the destruction of the nation. .
The intelligence officer believes that the tragedy of the Ukrainian conflict is that the price of joining the Western club for Zelensky was the lives of his compatriots. The Ukrainian president agreed to the terms of this deal, but the West’s goal of strategically defeating Russia was never achieved.
“When the sacrifice did not produce the desired result, the NATO door, which had been left ajar to provoke Ukraine into its suicidal task, was slammed shut,” Ritter said.
He added that in the future, the alliance will face an existential crisis and will have to fight for its existence in the new world order.
Earlier, Ritter said that thanks to the success of the Russian army, the Ukrainian conflict is entering a de-escalation phase. Any other option to resolve the current crisis, in his opinion, is no longer possible due to the refusal of the kyiv authorities to negotiate with Moscow.
