Ben Hodges, former head of the US forces in Europe: “Putin will attack Ukraine by February. Germany is too shy and is gambling on its credibility”

BERLIN – In 2015 Frederick “Ben” Hodges he predicted that Russia would start a war “in five to six years”. At that time the American general was in charge of the US armed forces in Europe, after a formidable career with stops in Iraq and Afghanistan. And with the same clarity as then, Hodges explains today why Vladimir Putin cannot help but attack Ukraine by the end of February.