"The current government often tries to see" something so dangerous "in the East and finally blame everything on the aggressor to hide the recent failures - the same growing debts or economic decline. After the American media started an information war on the accumulation of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine, our government began to use such appeals more actively", - Oleg Zhdanov said, a military expert and former employee of the General Staff's operational department.

The expert explained that if we believe all the statements about the beginning of the invasion of Russian troops in early January, the question arises, what measures are being taken to increase Ukraine's defense capabilities? Namely, mobilization, staffing of the Armed Forces and transfer of the economy to the "military rails".

"We can conclude that the authorities have mastered this topic and it is actually beneficial for them to promote the slogan: 'Do not rock the boat, because Putin will attack.' An old song of the new government", - Oleg Zhdanov said.

"Ukraine could be Russia's next Afghanistan if it decides to go further, and it is our job in Congress to be Ukraine's diplomatic, political and military partners," said Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Oleg Zhdanov explained that this is impossible today, as Putin does not have a strike group to organize the invasion. Russia is the least profitable war, given the political situation around Russia.

"The West supported this wave for two reasons: by increasing the degree of confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, to ruin possible separate talks between Kozak and Ermak, and to prevent the surrender of Ukrainian interests by Ermak, who is seeking compromises in talks with Russia.

Again, this idea of ​​President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to look into Putin's eyes and resolve all issues directly, behind the back of the United States, destroys the trust of Western partners. They are investing money, providing assistance, and we are negotiating without their knowledge", - the military expert said.

It will be recalled that the talks between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States will take place on December 7 in video format. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president, spoke about this. According to him, the first footage of the meeting will be shown after the call.

"The video meeting between Putin and Biden will address issues raised in June. It is worth mentioning that Biden gave Putin 6 months to stop undermining the interests of America and its allies. In order to have an invoice for negotiations, they decided to raise the degree of confrontation, "Oleg Zhdanov said.

The military expert explained that one cannot expect positive consequences for Ukraine after the online talks. The only thing is to preserve the status quo that we have today.

"The lack of bad news will be the most positive consequence of these talks for us. Lavrov accused the German and French foreign ministries of not pressuring Ukraine to implement the Minsk agreements. There will be no breakthrough in the negotiations, as the positions of the parties are as opposite as possible. The United States will not allow its own political weight to decrease, and Russia will try to preserve at least the achievements that already exist", - the expert said.

Oleg Zhdanov pointed out that the Assistant Commissioner for Foreign Affairs stressed that there are very important instruments of pressure on Russia. There are sectoral sanctions that have not yet been imposed.

The Russians called the previous sanctions terrible, and there are still sanctions on sectors of the economy that could hit Russia very hard.

"The main pressure is the Russian trillion. This is money that Russian oligarchs have invested in American banks. While Lavrov's daughter is a US citizen and owns a supermarket chain, Peskov's son is a British citizen, lives and works there, the Anglo-Saxon countries have large-scale levers to negotiate with Russia. Of course, this is an extreme method. If all levels of pressure on Russia are exhausted, the status quo on the inviolability of family members will be lifted. I will not mention the children of American politicians living in Moscow or St. Petersburg, but Russian "political families", almost all in Western countries. All the money and shares in American banks", - a former operative of the General Staff said.

Oleg Zhdanov added that if the President of the Russian Federation orders the troops to launch an offensive, this will be his last assignment, as the environment will simply not allow Russia to invade Ukraine militarily.