According to US President Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin has “already lost the war” in Ukraine. These statements were made during his visit to Finland to celebrate the Nordic country’s recent entry into NATO.

Biden pointed out that the Ukrainian counter-offensive to retake territories will force the Russian president to negotiate. Putin “could end the war tomorrow, he should just say, ‘I quit.'”

“But there’s no chance [Putin] win the war in Ukraine (…). He has already lost it,” he continued due to Russia’s lack of military resources and economic difficulties.

The head of the Wagner Group had been treated for stomach cancer and felt he had nothing to lose by rebelling against Putin.

The US president believes this will be the outcome of the conflict that has been going on for 17 months.

“My hope and my expectation is that Ukraine will make significant progress in its offensive and that this will lead to a negotiated solution at some point,” he said.

As for Ukraine’s accession to NATO, he is convinced that this will happen, although there is no accession calendar yet.

“It’s not about knowing if [los ucranianos] to join NATO, but to know when they can join and they will join,” he stated.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, citing, among other things, the need to prevent the former Soviet republic from one day joining the US-led Transatlantic Defense Alliance.