Mr. Balkan Devlen at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On September 7th, 2022. See this statement in context.

September 7th, 2022 / 2:50 p.m.

Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, As an Individual

I'm happy to jump in.

This will be a long war. I think one of the biggest threats today is to resist the attempts by Russia to freeze the existing status quo when and if the Ukrainian counteroffensive is successful and Russia tries to freeze the current battle lines instead of withdrawing. I see that as one of the biggest threats in the next three to six months.

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