The US made a statement about Putin after the failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Former CIA agent Johnson: Western underestimation of Russia will end in failure

The West, in what policy it is building towards the Russian Federation after the failure of the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian armed forces, is like a gambler who loses at blackjack and cannot stop, stated former CIA analyst Larry Johnson.

“They (people in leadership positions) have convinced themselves that Russia is weak. In their opinion, Putin is close to complete collapse, so they just need to continue to apply a little pressure,” the expert shared his point of view.

In his opinion, the corresponding strategy has not worked for the past year and a half, but Western countries still hope that it can bring results. This will end in failure for them, the analyst concluded.

The counteroffensive operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces began on June 4. Kiev sent into battle brigades trained by the North Atlantic Alliance and armed with Western equipment, including the widely publicized German-made Leopard tanks – subsequently, footage of vehicles burning on the battlefield caused a strong reaction in the West. Three months later, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated the failure of the “counter-offensive.” According to the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu, the Ukrainian army did not achieve its goals in any of the directions. The hottest of them is Zaporozhye, where the former Soviet republic brought into the battle brigades with Western training from the strategic reserve.