Tony Blair believes the war will stop only when Putin realizes he cannot succeed

• Sir Tony Blair says Putin’s original war goals have crumbled.
• Ukrainians have demonstrated incredible stoicism and bravery, Blair added.
• He believes “we are a long way” from Russia’s war in Ukraine ending.

Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair says the war in Ukraine will only end when “it’s plainly apparent to Putin that his war ambitions can’t succeed”.

Blair said: “His original war goals have crumbled, Ukrainians have demonstrated incredible stoicism and bravery, and the West and Nato have come together.

And Putin’s last hope is that the resolve of the West disintegrates in some way and dissipates.”

Lord Hague, the UK’s former foreign secretary, says he believes “we are a long way” from Russia’s war in Ukraine ending.

“The awful truth is that history is littered with wars that lasted many years longer than anybody expected, they become a test of endurance, resilience, of economies, as much as a military maneuver, and that is what we are now engaged in Ukraine.”

He says that Putin talking about testing nuclear weapons, as he did yesterday, “takes us in the wrong direction”, while Blair adds that Putin cannot use a nuclear threat “to stop us from defending Ukraine from aggression”.

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