"Putin will not change the ultimate goal." What is the main purpose of the dictator in the war against Ukraine - a well -known publicist

The war conducted by Russia is a war for the destruction of Ukraine and its disappearance from the political map of the world, the well -known Ukrainian political scientist and publicist Vitaliy Portnikov is convinced. He expressed this opinion in an interview with HB. “There may be different stages, but Vladimir Putin will not change this ultimate goal. He will not calm down until this political purpose is fulfilled - that the former Soviet republics are annexed to the Russian Federation.

And I understand so from the statements of Russian diplomats that Russia has not only abandoned its goal, but is preparing for a long -term conflict such as Syrian, ”the publicist said. Video of Portnikov Day is convinced that hostilities in this situation can be moved to the territory of Russia or occupied territories - he considers such a script "absolutely real". “That is, the war will be large -scale.

It can be in a large number of territories at the same time and it is part of the concept that is the main one for the Russian Federation. That is, the reconciliation of those territories that, according to Vladimir Putin, are now "under the occupation of the Western world", - the publicist explained. In his opinion, for the Russians, this war is a struggle for their existence: “They fight for what they consider to be their state.