President Joe Biden. Archival photoMOSCOW, 4 Aug. Readers of the American magazine National Review reacted to an article that US President Joe Biden, unwittingly, found himself in a state of «proxy war» with Russia. They expressed their opinion in the comments to the relevant article. The author of the publication, in particular, recalled that before the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, Biden hinted that a «small conflict» would not provoke the US and NATO to respond. Now, the article says, the American leader sees the consequences of the conflict escalating — rising energy and food prices, world hunger, a winter too cold for Western Europe — and «probably just wants to get out of this mess.» «Politicians have decided that we need to get involved in another conflict, spending billions of dollars on it, which would be very useful to the Americans,» kelly3 expressed his opinion. «We (USA — Ed.) have driven up oil prices with our sanctions. and incompetent leaders we (USA — Approx. ed.) never had, even under Obama,» Jonathan stated. «Joe Biden has no idea how to be president of the United States. This is a huge tragedy and disaster,» summed up DavidCPearl. Earlier, journalist Katrina Vanden Hevel, in an article for The Washington Post, wrote that the proxy military conflict between the United States and Russia provokes serious consequences not only for the Ukrainian people, but also for security. the United States and its allies themselves. High-ranking American diplomat Chas Freeman, in turn, noted that the United States is waging an undeclared war with Russia in Ukraine in order to maintain hegemony in the world. In his opinion, Washington's actions left Moscow no choice but to use force, and the United States will fight Russia «to the last Ukrainian.» It's time for Biden to forget about Ukraine, writes WPRussia has been conducting a military operation in Ukraine since February 24. Vladimir Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the president, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. After the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia. The disruption of supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. The rising cost of living has hit millions of households. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy.
