Former US intelligence officer reveals plan to attack Russia after Euromaidan in Ukraine
(Baonghean.vn) - Ria Novosti reported that former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter revealed in an interview with journalist Garland Nixon that the US planned a coup in the capital Kiev in 2014, aiming to provoke war with Russia and damage the country's potential.
"Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland did not want any diplomacy from the beginning, she was involved in covert operations in Ukraine to destabilize Russia. Now, when we talk about how this war started, we understand that this war started because Nuland wanted it to happen. The war started to weaken Russia and destroy its economy," said former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter.
It was for these purposes, Mr. Ritter recalls, that the coup in Kiev in 2014 led to the establishment of CIA bases across Ukraine. According to Ritter, 12 bases of the US intelligence agency are believed to have the effect of destabilizing Russia.
Victoria Nuland - considered the main "architect" of the anti-Russian line and US foreign policy on Ukraine. After 35 years of dedication to her career, Ms. Nuland decided to resign. She is best known for participating in the events of Ukraine's Euromaidan.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Nuland's pending resignation, thanking the aide who has shaped Washington's policy toward Ukraine and Russia for years.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly stated that a special military operation would not take place in Ukraine if there was no coup. The Russian leader noted that for many years NATO has been expanding its infrastructure on the territory of the neighboring country, turning it into a hostile “anti-Russian” state.
Therefore, to prevent the creation of such a military bridgehead, Russia is conducting a special operation to demilitarize Ukraine./.
