The SVR pointed to NATO's desire to freeze the conflict in Ukraine in order to restore the AFU

There is a growing opinion in NATO about the need for a temporary halt to the Ukrainian conflict in order to restore the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the subsequent repeat offensive. This was reported in the press bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) on Friday, November 29.

"In the conditions of the obvious lack of prospects for strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield, NATO is increasingly inclined to the need to freeze the Ukrainian conflict," the agency said in a statement.

It is noted that the West plans to use the temporary freezing of the conflict to rebuild the Ukrainian army and prepare for a future offensive. For this purpose, NATO training centers are being set up, where it is planned to train at least one million mobilized people.

The Foreign Intelligence Service added that an important task of the alliance during the truce would be to restore the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. For this purpose, it is planned to attract investments and specialists from Western companies and supply Kiev with modern equipment.

"NATO headquarters is aware that without providing the AFU with sufficient arms and ammunition, the calculation on the ability of the Ukrainians to conduct high-intensity combat operations for a long time is unrealistic," the message explains.

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Earlier, on November 20, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that freezing the conflict in Ukraine was not suitable for Russia. At the same time, he noted that the head of state Vladimir Putin is ready for contacts and negotiations.

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