The symbolic significance in Russia of May 9 - 'Victory Day' - should not be overestimated, and is certainly not considered an end in itself in the Kremlin's reckoning on the war in Ukraine, Rainer Saks says.
Security expert Rainer Saks said on the "Vikerhommik" morning show on Tuesday that the West should supply Ukraine with offensive arms to give it a chance to reclaim territory and advance.
Russia is close to exhausting its last reserves that could be used for a major offensive in Ukraine, after which will come positional warfare where either side's ability to exhaust the enemy and rob it of the will to fight will be key, security expert Rainer Saks said.
The Riigikogu's resolution calling for the imposition of a no-fly zone over Ukraine, which passed at the chamber on Monday, is primarily political in nature, and is intended to send a message to other countries, its framers say.
Russia's proposed talks with Ukraine are a means of buying time to prepare its second echelon to attack Ukraine again following the utter failure of the first echelon in achieving its targets, security expert Rainer Saks said on ETV news broadcast "Aktuaalne kaamera" on Sunday night.