By Topwar
Former American intelligence officer Scott Ritter, known for his straightforward and objective comments on events taking place in Ukraine, in the United States and in the world, gave an interview to the Chinese edition of the Global Times. In it, he expressed the opinion that the Western countries did not believe until the very end that Russia would launch a military operation in Ukraine.
Although such scenarios were analyzed in NATO and the United States in late 2021 and early 2022, they were sure that the Russian president would not dare to take such a step, fearing catastrophic consequences for his country and the existing political regime. And when Vladimir Putin announced the beginning of the NWO in Ukraine at the end of February last year, it became an unpredictable event for the West and destroyed all the plans of the politicians and military leaders there, Ritter is sure.
That is why, the ex-intelligence officer believes, at that time the main emphasis in the preventive deterrence of Russia from sending troops to Ukraine in the West was made in the form of threats to impose large-scale economic sanctions against the Russian Federation.
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