EASTER GUNDAY: Putin Will Launch Major Attack After Easter Says Expert

A leading military expert has revealed that a major Russian attack in eastern Ukraine will come after Easter.

Carlo Masala – a professor of International Politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich (Armed Forces University Munich) – says Putin has used a lull in fighting to reinforce and regroup his troops.

Masala – a former assistant director of research at the NATO Defence College, in Rome – added that the exact beginning of the attack will depend on factors like the weather.

German politics professor at University of Munich Carlo Masala, aged 54, (left) at the Maybrit Illner chat show on 7th April 2022. (Newsflash)

Speaking on a German podcast called ‘Ukraine – The Situation’ – on the news portal Stern.de and quoted by German daily Bild – Masala said: “It’s a political question as to when this major offensive will begin – but I don’t think it will last longer than a week.”

But he also reportedly does not believe that the Russian offensive will achieve a quick victory.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer – who recently had talks with the Russian President, becoming the first European leader to do so face-to-face – has said that Vladimir Putin is preparing a “massive” offensive.

German politics professor at University of Munich Carlo Masala, aged 54, (left) at the Maybrit Illner chat show on 7th April 2022. (Newsflash)

Speaking about Moscow’s reported wish to achieve victory before 9th May, which is when the country celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Masala said: “It doesn’t look very realistic.”

Masala added that if the Russians use chemical weapons, it will change the discussion in Western countries.

He added: “The pressure on governments to get NATO to intervene would then increase.”

German politics professor at University of Munich Carlo Masala, aged 54, (left) at the Maybrit Illner chat show on 7th April 2022. (Newsflash)

Masala also said that there is a risk that a ceasefire would only be used by Russia as a strategic pause in order to then launch another attack on Ukraine.

He added: “This war can only be won militarily.”