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Pentagon is Trying to Prolong Ukrainian Conflict, Expert Comments on Foreign Mercenaries in Russia

© Sputnik . Konstantin Mikhalchevsky / Go to the mediabankA serviceman of the 1430th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces during shooting training in the Zaporizhzhya direction in the special military operation zone.
A serviceman of the 1430th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces during shooting training in the Zaporizhzhya direction in the special military operation zone. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 28.10.2024
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Among the saboteurs who tried to penetrate the Russian Bryansk region yesterday were foreign mercenaries, according to the Russian Federal Security Service report.
The US is trying to prolong the Ukrainian conflict, understanding well that Ukraine had lost the war, Xavier Moreau, Director of Center for Political and Strategic Analysis Stratpol, told Sputnik Africa.
In this context, the sending of mercenaries is part of the efforts to "freeze the conflict" so that sanctions are maintained against Moscow and to "prevent Europe from finding the energy umbilical cord with Russia," Moreau explained.
Servicemen of the 1430th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces during shooting training in the Zaporizhzhya direction in the special military operation zone. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 28.10.2024
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"This is Washington's number one objective," he insisted.

The analyst also emphasized that Kiev "has a dramatic problem of manpower and cannon fodder," which requires the use of mercenaries on the battlefield.
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