NATO head Mark Rutte claims the number of people killed or severely injured in the war between Russia and Ukraine has passed by a million casualties, stating that as many as 10,000 people are killed or wounded every week. “Every day, this war causes more devastation and death,” Rutte said during a press conference in Brussels this week amid a meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
The exact number of casualties since the war began in February of 2022 is unknown, as neither Russia nor Ukraine publish any official figures. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that only 43,000 soldiers have been killed in the fighting, but many experts put the fatality rates for Ukraine much higher.
President-elect Donald J. Trump stated on Truth Social that the Ukrainians may have lost as many as 400,000 troops to death or injuries, adding that Russian casualties could number as high as 600,000. The Economist magazine, meanwhile, estimates that as many as 100,000 Ukrainians have died in the conflict, and the BBC has claimed that anywhere between 141,000 to 197,000 Russians have been killed.
TRUMP DEMANDS A CEASEFIRE.
Trump has made it clear to all sides involved that he wants to see the conflict end as soon as possible, calling for an immediate ceasefire.
“Too many lives are being so needlessly wasted, too many families destroyed, and if it keeps going, it can turn into something much bigger, and far worse,” Trump said.
While both Ukraine and Russia have suggested they are open to dialogue, it is unlikely Russia will give up territories like Crimea or the regions it has claimed as part of Russia since the outbreak of the conflict. These include Donetsk, Luhansk, and other southern regions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that any negotiation must be based on the Istanbul deal, negotiated in 2022. The deal, before former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Biden-Harris regime sabotaged it, would not only recognize the southern regions as Russian but would also demand Ukraine become formally neutral and not enter NATO.
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