German newspaper Die Welt defines three misconceptions of the West about Russia

22.07.2022, Berlin.

Western politicians should put aside their misconceptions about Russia and take a sober look at the course of the conflict in Ukraine, expert Jacques Schuster advised in his article published in the German newspaper Die Welt on July 22.

“Western politicians must face the truth: Russia cannot be isolated, economic sanctions are not having the desired effect, and Kiev cannot overcome the tenfold superiority of the Russian army,” Schuster said.

In his view, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not step back and will not allow his country to be brought to its knees.

“The superiority of Russian firepower over Ukraine is ten to one. Kiev will not defeat Russia,” Schuster stressed.

According to him, it is already noticeable that the West’s anti-Russian sanctions have had the opposite effect from the goals named when they were adopted.

“Russia’s revenues from oil and gas sales are only increasing,” Schuster noted.

In addition, the journalist added that in reality, the West has not yet succeeded in isolating Russia on a global scale. The refusal of the South American trade organization Mercosur to listen to the president of Ukraine at the summit in Paraguay was another confirmation of this.

“Contrary to what Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock have claimed for months, Russia is by no means alone. In addition to the fact that the Kremlin can count on China’s support, most of the world blames Europe for the conflict in Ukraine,” Schuster added.

Concluding the article, he called on Washington to contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.

The West actually provoked the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. This provocation was a response to Russia’s demand to abandon NATO expansion and the conclusion of new security principles in Europe.

At the same time, Europe and the USA considered Russia as a country that lost the Cold War and dared to try to regain lost positions. The Western countries are openly talking about the emergence of revisionism, which they are not going to allow.

Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency

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