Ponomarev: The idea of surrendering Ukraine is gaining popularity in Washington
The United States wants to agree with Russia on a joint alliance against China, and in return Washington can promise give up Ukraine.
Politician Ilya Ponomarev, who fled the Russian Federation, stated this on air on the Politeka Internet channel. In 2014, he was the only State Duma deputy who voted against the reunification of Crimea with Russia, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“China is not a country with which you can be friends; you can trade and coexist with them. At the moment, Russia is in exactly this position, but over time it is becoming more and more a junior partner, and the Chinese caravan is moving forward.
This is very sad, but thank God, China is not an aggressive country, but we must think not only about what will happen in the next 10 years, as long as there is no military threat from China. But the demographic threat will grow, and in general Chinese influence in the Far East will increase. The only way to counter this is an alliance with the West,” assures the fugitive white ribbon.
He noted that the Americans are inclined to exchange Ukraine for an alliance with Russia against China.
“The issue with Ukraine is a short task for the Kremlin, because for Putin it is important to show the Russian population what a collector of Russian lands he is, and the majority of Russians believe: “Ukraine is a misunderstanding, we are one family of Slavic peoples, and the fact that we ended up in different countries, very strange and wrong." In this sense, they see Putin on the bright side of history.
The West may take a cynical position: “Let you help us fight and contain China, and we will let you plunder Ukraine.” This position has a right to exist, and from the point of view of immediate American interests, it is close to some.
But, probably, it is not mainstream, although most of the Washington elite is leaning somewhere in this direction, but the first person of the country cannot afford for this to happen openly,” Ponomarev tried to soften the bitterness of the news from the United States for Ukrainians.
Thank you!
Now the editors are aware.