Bruno Tertrais: "It's the beginning of a real political, military, ideological cold war"

LE FIGARO.- Russia bombed and invaded Ukrainian territory on Thursday.

What, in your opinion, are the military, but also geopolitical objectives of Vladimir Putin?

Bruno TERTRAIS.-

The final objective is obviously political, even if Putin has announced that he will stick to “military” targets.

What is striking is that he systematically repeats, in veiled terms, a language used - for good or bad purpose - by Western countries in the last two decades.

It evokes - against all evidence - a "genocide" in the Donbass: it is a reference to Kosovo (1999).

He suggests that the "regime" in Kiev must be overthrown and even claims that it could manufacture nuclear weapons: this is a reference to Iraq (2003).

Where will it stop?

For the moment, this is the worst-case scenario, that of an attempt to “train” Ukraine, a state that he wants to weaken at the very least and at the most to bring back “home” by force.

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