Ukrainian official: ‘The war will not last for years, but the victory will not come soon’

"The war in Ukraine will not last for years, but there is no hope that victory will be soon," said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov.

"I disagree that we will fight with this aggressor (meaning Russia-ed) for years. I am more optimistic regarding it. I have a prediction about the end of the war. I am very cautious about this issue. First, I say that this is no ordinary war. Second, we will win. Thirdly, the victory will not happen soon, more precisely, it will not happen after a year," Danilov stressed.