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| Journalist: Russia must oust the United States from both Donbass and Ukraine |
| 2021-12-03 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] If the Russian leadership wants to restore the country's positions in the former USSR, or at least preserve what we have now, then the United States should be squeezed out both from Donbass and from Ukraine as a whole, noted REGNUM observer Mikhail Demurin on Thursday, December 2, commenting on the statements US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. As previously reported, Nuland said that negotiations on Donbass were at an impasse , and the United States was ready to play a " supporting role " in resolving the situation. "Negotiations on Donbass did not come to a standstill, but Kiev brought them there with the connivance of Berlin and Paris. He acted at the instigation of Washington. It is clear that, since the United States did not take part in the achievement of the Minsk agreements, they would simply act in opposition to them for reasons of prestige. But in this case, the reason is more serious: the Americans saw that the prolongation of the crisis, the continuation of the war in the Donbass makes this conflict another effective instrument of pressure on Russia. If they wanted to facilitate a settlement, the conflict in Donbass would have already been resolved." I don’t know what Nuland means when he speaks of the “role” of the United States in 2014-2016, when they allegedly “replaced the Normandy format”, but now, apart from harm, there is no benefit from them either in Donbass, or even more so in Ukraine will. They need to be squeezed out of there. This is the main long-term challenge. If, of course, the leadership of our country wants to restore Russia's positions in the former USSR. Or at least preservation of what we have now," said Mikhail Demurin. |
| Posted by:badanov |