Britain's Most Senior Army Officer Says Ukraine Cannot Defeat Russia

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68f488fb1800000d30fe3923.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Smoke raises amid the ruins in Kostiantynivka, a frontline town where some 5000 people still stay with no water, electricity and gas supply in the site of heaviest battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine's Donetsk region." data-caption="Smoke raises amid the ruins in Kostiantynivka, a frontline town where some 5000 people still stay with no water, electricity and gas supply in the site of heaviest battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine's Donetsk region." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Smoke raises amid the ruins in Kostiantynivka, a frontline town where some 5000 people still stay with no water, electricity and gas supply in the site of heaviest battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine's Donetsk region.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/news/ukraine/">Ukraine</a> cannot win in its war with Russia, according to the UK’s most senior army officer.</p><p>Field Marshal Lord Richards said the best Kyiv could hope for was “a score draw”.</p><p>His comments are the first time a senior British military figure has said it is impossible for Ukraine to defeat Russia on the battlefield.</p><p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-defeat-david-richards-world-of-trouble-podcast-b2844349.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Independent’s</a> ‘World of Trouble’ podcast, Lord Richards said: “What we have done in the case of Ukraine is encourage Ukraine to fight, but not given them the means to win.”</p><p>On Kyiv’s chances of victory in the war, the former chief of the defence staff said: “My view i