Ukrainian soldiers fire from an American M777 howitzer. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 1The United States is not interested in a speedy settlement of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and will continue to take measures to escalate it against the interests of the entire collective West, according to experts interviewed by RIA Novosti. — Russia and China. «The United States cannot put up with those who compete with their power, and will do anything to weaken Russia and China and their attempts to develop allied relations,» Kuzmarov said. In his opinion, the results of the referendums on joining Russia strengthens the position of the Russian Federation, but the United States is not ready to consider the weakening of Ukraine as a possible scenario and will contribute to an even greater escalation. and see in this for themselves great advantages for protection against rain terrorism covered by the West,» Kuzmarov pointed out.Biden signed a law on an interim budget, including aid to Ukraine»Foreign aid supports Ukraine, but it's hard to say how long it can last. The country is facing serious economic problems,» the expert believes. According to the president of the American University in Moscow, Edward Lozansky, Russia's victory can benefit the entire Western world. «Ultimately, Russia will win, and as strange as it sounds, it will be to the benefit of America and the collective West,» he said. will voice their voices.» Historian and analyst Dan Lazar, in an interview with RIA Novosti, expressed similar assessments, noting Washington's desire to further increase the supply of weapons to Ukraine.» (USA) intends to arm Ukraine to the teeth and support its maximalist requests for the restoration of Donbass and Crimea. At the same time, a compromise looks more and more distant,» he said. Moreover, according to Lazar, the United States can use the situation in the region to destabilize China, which is also considered by the American authorities as its enemy, and to establish even greater control over resources in Central Asia.
The Russian Embassy in Britain called on NATO to stop deliveries of weapons to KievRussia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The ultimate goal of a special military operation, according to the President of the Russian Federation, is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself. In September, Putin, in an address to the Russians, said that the West had crossed every line in its anti-Russian policy, as well as constant threats against Russia . According to him, the West used nuclear blackmail, the use of weapons of mass destruction against Russia. The Russian leader reminded the West that Russia is superior in a number of components to foreign military equipment, and warned those trying to blackmail the Russian Federation with nuclear weapons that the wind rose could turn in their favor. jpg» />The White House answered a question about the possibility of supplying tanks to UkraineThe West, not recognizing the referendums on joining Russia, is showing double standards, Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, pointed out in the UN Security Council, recalling the recognition of Kosovo. There are other examples in history of the recognition by the West of the separation and annexation of territories without the consent of the states to which they belonged. Texas seceded from Mexico in 1836 and then became part of the United States; in 1990 and 1991, Slovenia and Croatia held referendums on independence from Yugoslavia without the consent of its authorities and were recognized; in 1991, referendums on independence from the USSR were held in Estonia, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan — against the will of the Soviet leadership and the entire Soviet people, who spoke in an all-Union referendum in favor of preserving the Union; and during the unification of the FRG and the GDR, no one asked the opinion of the population at all — the absorption of East Germany by West passed without a referendum. At the same time, the results of referendums within the Western countries themselves are ignored. In 2017, 90% of the inhabitants of the autonomy voted for the independence of Catalonia from Spain, after which Madrid began large-scale repressions against supporters of independence. At the end of 2017, the inhabitants of the Italian Veneto and Lombardy demanded greater autonomy from Rome in referendums, but the process of granting new powers from the central authorities stalled. Putin announced readiness for negotiations if Kyiv is interested
