Petraeus fears more Ukrainian civilians will be targeted under new Russian general

Retired Gen. David Petraeus claimed on Sunday that he fears more violence in opposition to Ukrainian civilians in the future as Aleksandr Dvornikov can take above as the standard in charge of Russia’s armed forces invasion.

When requested by CNN’s Jake Tapper if Dvornikov’s management direct to a lot more brutal violence focusing on Ukrainian civilians, the former CIA director responded, “I panic that it may possibly.”

“Again, the Russians had been identified in Syria basically for – estimate – ‘depopulating’ places,” Petraeus claimed on CNN’s “State of the Union,” noting that the basic was “known as the Butcher of Syria.”

“And I think we can count on that,” he additional.

On Saturday, reviews circulated that Dvornikov took over the armed forces operation right after Russian forces experienced unsuccessful to seize the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in excess of a month into Moscow’s unprovoked invasion.

“You have this 1 general that will be in cost of all of this, so the very first time you really have one determine who is the all round commander,” Petraeus also informed Tapper, noting that he believes “you can anticipate extra of what we have noticed.”

White Household nationwide security adviser Jake Sullivan echoed that sentiment on CNN on Sunday declaring that “we can hope more” of Dvornikov’s heritage of brutality in his new leadership situation.

“This distinct common has a resume that consists of brutality in opposition to civilians in other theaters, in Syria, and we can count on far more of the similar in this theater,” Sullivan said.

The national safety adviser mentioned, however, that no normal could “erase the actuality that Russia has by now faced a strategic failure in Ukraine.”

“It doesn’t make any difference which normal President Putin attempts to appoint,” Sullivan additional.

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