He claims that the more successful the military operation in Ukraine, the greater the hysteria of the North Atlantic Alliance.
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NATO refuses to become directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine because the country is not a member of the Alliance. But states are sending weapons and aid to Ukraine. If NATO became involved in the conflict, there would be a risk that the war would grow to enormous proportions. In response to the Russian aggression, the Alliance is strengthening its eastern wing, with weapons targeting Slovakia or Romania, for example.
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Russia calls the invasion a special military operation. It launched a week ago. According to President Vladimir Putin, the country will not give up its goal of dominating Ukraine.
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SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin faced humiliation by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week when the head of the Kremlin found him completely unprepared at a meeting of the Security Council to recognize the independence of the republics in Donbas. Naryshkin stammered, unable to put together a meaningful sentence, and Putin publicly embarrassed him. |
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The US and European countries are adopting economic sanctions against Russia. His foreign exchange reserves froze, some banks were removed from the international payment system SWIFT, and sanctions hit the Russian oligarchs hard.
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Some companies, such as Apple, will stop selling their goods in the country.
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