Let's takeyoulivetoViennainAustriawerejoinedbyNikolaiPetrov, a seniorresearchfellowontheRussiaandEurasiaprogramatChathamHouseinLondonandprofessorattheHighSchoolofEconomicsinMoscow.
Foryourperspective, Nicolai, arewein a newphaseofthewar?
ニコライさんから見て、私たちは戦争の新しい局面を迎えているのでしょうか?
I thinkthatRussianmilitaryplandidchangeandnowwe'reswitchingtothewarofattritionuh, positioninwarwhenuhRussianleadershipiswaitingforthenegativeconsequencesofthewardirectlybeingfailedbyUkrainiansinordertochangetheirpublicmindandmakeiteasiertomakeanyconcessions.
Butwhat I thinkisevenmoreimportantisthefactthatRussiantroopsnowdocontrolthecoastoftheseaofAzovandpartofthecoastoftheBlackSeacuttingoffUkrainefromthesea.
AndifRussiantroopswillswitchtodefensiveinordertokeepthoseterritorieswhicharealreadyundertheircontrol, I thinkitwillbeverycomplicatedfortheUkrainianarmytotaketheseterritoriesback.