Former US officer: The West is conducting a psychological campaign against Russia
(Baonghean.vn) - Former US Armed Forces officer Stanislav Krapivnik said that Western countries' statements that Russia is preparing for a conflict with NATO are a psychological warfare campaign, aimed at "preparing people for war".
According to RT on March 22, former US Armed Forces officer Stanislav Krapivnik expressed his belief that after the West completes its psychological warfare campaign, Western governments can start promoting the idea that "we will be the ones who need to strike first." Mr. Krapivnik said that Russia's opinion is not important to the West.
The former US officer said the US intended to stand on the sidelines and observe the situation, despite the fact that many allied countries did not want to get involved in a conflict.
According to Krapivnik, NATO is not a defense organization and never has been. Meanwhile, this military alliance allows the US to control Europe - this is easy to see in the current context.
“Does the US really want to engage in a full-scale war? Most likely not. Will they sacrifice Europeans? Why not? Of course, this is not a problem for Washington at all,” said the former US officer.
According to former US Army officer Scott Bennett, no European wants war, only the military with its dependence on the "security umbrella" wants it.
Previously, on March 21, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) commented that a conflict between Russia and NATO could happen sooner than Western analysts predicted, but not in the near future.
According to ISW analysts, President Putin appears to be seeking to create conditions for stabilizing Russia’s financial position in the long term. And efforts to stabilize Russia’s economy and finances are likely part of a process of preparing its finances and other domestic resources for a potential future large-scale war with NATO, not just a prolonged conflict in Ukraine./.
