Is the West disappointed as Russian troops return from exercises?
(Baonghean.vn)- Russian troops participating in military exercises on the territory of Belarus and the Crimean Peninsula are returning to their permanent garrisons.
Official representative ofRussian Ministry of DefenseUnits of the Southern and Western Military Districts are returning to their permanent bases after the Russian-Belarusian drills "Allied Resolve-2022", Igor Konashenkov said. The drills began on February 10 and are aimed at practicing repelling external aggression and terrorist attacks.
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| Checking combat readiness in the Southern Military Region. Photo: AFP |
Chairman of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) Andrei Kortunov hypothesized how Western politicians would react to the fact that the "aggressive actions" by Russia against Ukraine that they predicted did not take place.
“Probably, many in the West will be disappointed by such a turn of events. To the extent that they have built their plans from the perspective that the ‘Russian invasion’ is inevitable, it is a pretext for preparing new economic sanctions, and of course there are already some analytical materials on what the West should do next in relation to the ‘Russian invasion’. Now they will have to find some way out of this embarrassing situation,” said expert Andrei Kortunov.
He believes that the sanctions that the West has prepared will still be effective, although perhaps at a lesser level, and people will find the corresponding reasons. "I think they will still impose sanctions," - the expert commented.
Western countries have accused Russia of preparing to "invade" Ukraine, linking this to Russian military exercises. Moscow has repeatedly rejected this allegation and stated that the movement of Russian troops on Russian territory does not threaten anyone and does not cause anyone to worry./.