Russia host warns Kremlin must cave to diplomatic path with Ukraine

The Russian political analyst explained that the war had dragged on for eight and a half months, and Russian forces had only succeeded in initially claiming Kherson. Since the withdrawal of Russian troops from the region of Kherson some Ukrainians are seeing it as the beginning of the end of the war. Viktor Olevich said Vladimir Putin needed some “creative diplomacy” to avoid having to completely surrender to Ukraine in the coming months.Olevich told Russia 1: “In the current time, now, Russia needs very talented non-standard, very creative diplomacy.”And creative use of military force where it is necessary, in order to pass between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla being capitulation, and Charybdis…”Another pundit added: “Right, so surrender, or surrender forcibly after some time?”Olevich said: “And very quickly, regarding an offensive. You know, in 8.5 months let’s be realistic.JUST IN: British solider, 24, shot in head and killed during live training exercise, inquest told Viktor Olevich (Image: Getty/Russia 1) Russian President Putin (Image: Getty)”Certainly all of us would like the Russian army to show more success, to have more success in general.Olevich added: “But, let’s be realistic in 8.5 months Russia has managed to take without a fight one regional centre, and still had to leave it.”With these inputs some large offensive, some idea that we will take Kyiv.”Ideas that the objectives set by the president on 24 February will be solved it is all unlikely.”The other pundit added: “I agree with you, though to be fair we didn’t really have an offensive, at least not with the forces necessary for it.”READ MORE: Kherson woman digs up buried Ukraine flag during the cities liberation celebrationsSince Russian forces withdrew from Kherson and the area was liberated by Ukraine’s forces, Ukrainian politicians have claimed it has a clear sign that Ukraine will win the war.Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko old Talk TV: “Yeah, he said that this was Russian territory and that will last forever.”So I think that this is one more sign that Ukraine cannot only, like prevail but we can clearly win this war and we will do it with the help of our allies.Ukraine’s president explained in a recent speech that Ukraine’s troops would have to fight a little bit longer in order to free the rest of Ukraine how the region of Kherson was freed from Russian forces. DON’T MISS: Zelensky declares Kherson liberation as ‘beginning of the end’ of the war despite warnings[INSIGHT]Princess Margaret sparked ‘berserk’ reaction after being caught in ‘intimate moment’ [REVEAL]Rishi Sunak confronts Russia at G20 as Putin set to ‘hear the chorus of global opposition’ [SPOTLIGHT] Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Kherson (Image: Getty)Mr Zelensky said: “And now Kherson is already liberated.”What does it mean? For Ukraine, this liberation operation of our Defence Forces is reminiscent of many battles of the past, which became turning points in the wars of the past.”Those battles symbolised such changes, after which people already knew who will be victorious even though the ultimate victory still had to be fought for.”It is like, for example, D-Day – the landing of the Allies in Normandy. It was not yet a final point in the fight against evil, but it already determined the entire further course of events. This is exactly what we are feeling now.”Now – when Kherson is free.”To liberate our entire land from the Russians, we still will have to fight for a while longer… To fight! However, if the victory will be ours in any case, and we are sure of it, then shouldn’t we try to implement our formula for peace to save thousands of lives and protect the world from further destabilisation?”READ NEXTPlanet Earth has ‘occasion to celebrate’ as population hits historic 8 billion peopleUkrainian MasterChef cooks traditional meals for those on 10-hour train to see ZelenskyCost of living crisis hits supermarket shelves as food product prices double in two yearsMichael Gove vows to ban ‘ugly new homes’ declaring war on ‘restrictive’ building firmsUS CIA director meets with Putin’s spy chief to discuss nuclear weapons and prisoners