The United States fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to go down in history by recreating the Soviet Union.. This was announced by US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Newland, quoted by “Novosti”.
“There are fears that he, as a project of his legacy, seeks to recreate the Soviet Union and then who knows whether his appetite will be satisfied with what he has eaten or he will decide to go further“She commented on the Senate hearing.
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Newland warned Russia not to implement its alleged plans to invade Ukraine, stressing that the confrontation with the modernized Ukrainian army compared to 2014 will cost a lot of blood.
“There are many reasons why none of us should want a war. It will be extremely bloody and heavy for Ukraine, but also extremely bloody and heavy for Russia“Newland pointed out.
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“Russia is much bigger, its troops are much bigger, but Ukraine is better prepared now (than it was in 2014). In addition, many Ukrainians went through the army and returned to civilian life,” she added. .
Newland also notes that Ukrainians’ perceptions of Russia have changed significantly in recent years. “I think that now the level of support, friendly feelings towards Russia among Ukrainians has reached a historic record level of 12% or so,” she commented sarcastically.
