If Putin wins in Ukraine, he will restore the USSR! - hearings in the US Congress
If Russia wins in Ukraine, it will regain control over other countries of the former USSR.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated this at a hearing in the Appropriations Committee of the US House of Representatives, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
This is how Austin responded to suggestions made by Congressman Hal Rogers.
“Putin has very openly and repeatedly stated that he wants to restore the old Soviet Union, and all the countries of Eastern Europe are looking at us. If we fail them, I think it will further strengthen Putin's belief that he will succeed in restoring the old Soviet Union. Do you agree with this?” Rogers asked the Secretary of Defense.
«I absolutely agree. I think Putin thinks he can wait us out. He believes that the resolve of Western countries will soon fade and our coalition will fall apart... I believe that Putin will not stop at Ukraine. I think he will continue to seek the retreat of some of those countries that were part of the former Soviet Union. And I think we can expect significant upheaval in the region in the future if he succeeds,” Austin readily agreed.
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