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By Ashish Kumar Sen
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Russian-backed separatists are planning a fresh offensive in eastern Ukraine that could come within a matter of months, warns retired General Wesley Clark, a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander.
"What is happening now is preparations for a renewed offensive from the east," and this could take place following Orthodox Easter, on April 12, and "most probably" before VE Day on May 8, Clark said on March 30, citing multiple local sources he spoke with on a recent fact-finding mission to Ukraine.
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"That's what all the talking is about right now, preparing the cover for the next attack," he said.
Given that an attack is "imminent," Clark said the Obama administration should take two specific actions to bolster Ukrainian security forces:
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- It should share intelligence with Ukraine so the Ukrainians can have "firm warning of a renewed Russian offensive";
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