US Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes that Russia’s goal is to restore the Soviet order, which is unacceptable for Washington.
The head of American diplomacy has explained that this means the restoration of a Russian sphere of influence over post-Soviet countries. Blinken added that Washington considers such an “aspiration” unacceptable.
This is not the first time that assumptions have been made in the US about Russia’s leadership’s alleged intention to restore the Soviet Union. Thus, in December 2021, US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that Vladimir Putin “seeks to recreate the Soviet Union.”
For his part, Putin had stressed that the restoration of the USSR is meaningless and inexpedient for a number of reasons.
