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The Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, announced that the self-sufficiency achieved by Russia disturbs the West, which seeks to divide and dismember it.
“The West wants to erase Russia from the world map, and this is what we are witnessing through the war in Ukraine and the direct confrontation with NATO,” Patrushev said during an interview with the Russian newspaper “Argumenti e Facti,” adding: “Russia is strengthening its strong army and intelligence to neutralize military threats.” escalating.”
Patrushev pointed out that the sudden withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan is largely due to the focus on Ukraine, and he said: “With this withdrawal, work was proceeding to prepare the Kyiv regime for offensive actions against Russia, and this was confirmed by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who said that if he had not left The US military in Afghanistan, Washington would not have been able to allocate money to Ukraine.
Patrushev added, "Part of the equipment that was withdrawn from Afghan territory was transferred to Europe, especially Poland, which allowed the Europeans to implement the militarization of the Kyiv regime," stressing that the American presence in Afghanistan was not a war against terrorism, but rather to create corruption schemes worth millions of dollars and exponentially increase drug production.
In another context, Patrushev considered that the situation in the world is very complex and turbulent, expressing his hope that positive changes will occur in 2023.
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