This is a very fragile ceasefire and we need to return to a ceasefire situation, i think that what we see is a pattern that matches previous patterns during ceasefires... We see training, we see re-equipping, we see new forces, new money, organisation, increased command and control, all these things are in a pattern across the past several times where we have seen a push( offensive).

Philip Breedlove

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Literally now we see that Mr. Putin is all in, they will proceed until their objectives are accomplished.

Philip Breedlove

I've prepared my advice and passed it up through my chain of command and that is now in the process of being considered.

Philip Breedlove

What is clear is that right now it is not getting better, it is g... by Philip Breedlove

What is clear is that right now it is not getting better, it is getting worse every day.

Philip Breedlove

We have seen a steady escalation. by Philip Breedlove

We have seen a steady escalation.

Philip Breedlove

We have to be cognizant that if we arm the Ukrainians it could cause positive results, it could cause negative results, but what we're doing now is not changing the results on the ground.

Philip Breedlove

To the degree that we can supply help, I'm not sure that they could stop a Russian advance in Ukraine, even if we supply aid.

Philip Breedlove

Russia continues to build their forces, continues to provide capability to the eastern Ukrainians. So, the fact that we're not doing (that) now is not changing their path forward, so I think that we have to be cognizant that if we arm the Ukrainians, it could cause positive results. It could cause negative results. But what we're doing right now is not changing the results on the ground.

Philip Breedlove

We should not expect that we would not have soldiers in harm's way and even soldiers that may be injured or lost, we have a non-combat mission in a combat zone and the war goes on.

Philip Breedlove

What we do see is that the Russian-backed forces have renewed capability now to bring pressure on the Ukrainian forces and have in several places moved the line of contact to the west and this is concerning, we are beginning to see the (heat) signatures of air defence systems and electronic warfare systems that have accompanied past Russian troop movements into Ukraine.

Philip Breedlove

The situation along the line of contact in Ukraine is not good. The fighting has intensified to essentially pre-agreement or pre-standdown levels and in some cases beyond.

Philip Breedlove

We are going to re-establish that (communication), we have talked among several of us senior military leaders how we will do that ... but yes, we are going to re-establish communication with Valery (Gerasimov).

Philip Breedlove

The first series of changes will not be an increase in number but they will be to group them together ... to better prepare our forces and to allow nations to work together as a NATO force, but we are looking at increasing some exercises.

Philip Breedlove