The political scientist Pogrebinsky declared that it is impossible to agree with the West “on the mind”
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Political scientist Mikhail Pogrebinsky in an interview with the publication “Ukraine.ru” said that, despite the expected decline in the escalation of the situation around Ukraine after the harsh rhetoric of some parties, there were no noticeable improvements. He explained that the West deliberately acts in such a way that it becomes impossible to negotiate with it.
“It seemed that the Russian-Belarusian exercises would take place, Putin would return from Beijing, and prospects for finding a compromise would appear. But the events of recent days with this “triple alliance” (Great Britain, Ukraine, Poland – approx. “Tapes.
In addition, the expert noted, currently Washington continues to add fuel to the fire with demands from Russia to remove its troops from its own territories, as well as not to conduct maneuvers in Belarus. The United States is literally running into being “sent,” the political scientist stressed, adding that in this case Moscow should make attempts to show the States how such rhetoric can end for them if they do not compromise.
Earlier, IMEMO President Alexander Dynkin explained the reasons why the United States is threatening Russia with sanctions. In his opinion, in this way Washington wants to improve its position in the hydrocarbon and arms markets. The economist noted that the Americans have targeted these sectors and intend to strengthen their influence in them by unfair competition.