Analysis of the Situation in Kharkiv and Kyiv

The situation is worse in Kharkiv than in Kyiv.

Kharkiv is a city of over a million, one and a half million.

It's right on the front line, no quotation marks needed.

Well, Kharkiv doesn't have that status, it's a regional center, while Kyiv is the

capital.

Well, what I mean is—

Andrey Frants, I don't remember if you were there or not, he said that the capital is

one of the most important—

Yes, I remember that. I think he was even sitting here saying it, yes, I

remember. Ah,

Indeed, strikes on the capital are very important from

a psychological standpoint.

That is precisely why they are being carried out now.

To shake up Ukrainians, make them

agree to, well, ultimately, perfectly reasonable and, over time, I

think, inevitable compromises and concessions.

They simply are not ready for that yet. Now there are several months

available to force them to agree to these compromises.

So there is some exaggeration in these Western articles, that the Russians

So there is some exaggeration in these Western articles, that the Russians

want to take Kyiv, and that this would lead to some kind of

apocalypse.

No, that would require enormous sacrifices, a lot of troops,

and, I repeat, there is no need for that.

Unless—

Our task is to force them into peace.

No, I’m not saying we should storm Kyiv,

but simply,

systematically, methodically, as Vanya says, destroy the infrastructure.

Yes.

That’s right.

If we focused on that, we would have success.

But as for forcing them into peace, with the state the capital is currently in,

and as that state continues to deteriorate,

will that push the current Kyiv authorities toward any negotiations?

I think not. The thing is, of course,

Kyiv has more than just symbolic

significance. It is still the most important organizational

center,

It's a logistics center, as we already said.

And the gradual, so to speak, formation of the city, it doesn't—