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| Russian General Admits Ukraine Just a 'Stepping Stone' to Invade Europe |
| 2023-09-11 |
| [Newsweek on MSN] A key Russian general who Russian President Vladimir Putin promoted this week views the invasion of Ukraine as a mere "stepping stone" to further conflict with Europe. Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sparking fears from many analysts that the Kremlin may have greater ambitions beyond taking control of its former Soviet neighbor. Russian commentators and lawmakers have often heightened those fears with their anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rhetoric throughout the war—routinely encouraging direct strikes on European and even American targets. This week, Putin promoted Lieutenant General Andrey Mordvichev to the rank of Colonel-General. The military leader had already been serving in the role of commanding the Central Military District and Russian Central Grouping of Forces in Ukraine. In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, Mordvichev said he believes Putin's war will last quite a long time and expand in the future. "I think there's still plenty of time to spend. It is pointless to talk about a specified period. If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to, of course then it will be longer," the general said. "Ukraine is only a stepping stone?" the interviewer then asked. "Yes, absolutely. It is only the beginning," Mordvichev responded, who went on to say that the war "will not stop here." Related: Andrey Mordvichev: 2023-02-18 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 17th, 2023 Andrey Mordvichev: 2022-11-01 Political scientists pointed to the involvement of Kadyrov in the replacement of Lapin by Mordvichev Andrey Mordvichev: 2022-09-30 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 29th, 2022 |
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