Putin will get 'nice surprises on battlefield', Ukraine will make 'strong success': Nuland's predictions for 2024
Photo: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland (Getty Images)
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland today announced her forecast for the course of events in 2024. She thinks that surprises await Russian dictator Vladimir Putin on the battlefield in Ukraine.
When asked by a journalist whether Nuland had learned about Kyiv's plans on the battlefield, she replied that, in her opinion, Ukraine would achieve great success.
"I have to say that I leave Kyiv tonight more encouraged about the unity and the resolve, about 2024 and its absolute strategic importance for Ukraine. I also leave more confident that, even as Ukraine strengthens its defenses, Mr. Putin is going to get some nice surprises on the battlefield and that Ukraine will make some very strong success," the U.S. Under Secretary of State emphasized.
Nuland's arrival in Kyiv
We will remind you that today, January 31, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State arrived in Kyiv.
This is her second visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion.
Read more about Nuland's arrival and the main meetings in the RBC-Ukraine material.
