OREANDA-NEWS  US Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kohl said that the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine could last another two to three years. According to him, he hopes that the US Congress will advocate for assistance to Ukraine, taking into account current estimates of the duration of the conflict.

"We do not know the trajectory of the conflict. The conflict may end in six months, or maybe in two or three years," Colin Kahl said at a hearing in the US Congress (quoted by RIA Novosti).

In December 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that Russia's military operation in Ukraine could take a long time. After that, he explained that he was talking about the conflict settlement process.