Kiev did not believe in Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine, but began to play along with the West for selfish reasons. The hysteria around Moscow's "aggressive plans" has become a "retribution" for the Ukrainian authorities, Simon Schuster, a correspondent for the American Time magazine, wrote on Twitter.

The journalist referred to a source close to President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Americans warned his team about the "invasion" last fall. They believed that this could happen with a probability of 80 percent.

"However, the Ukrainians didn't buy it," Shuster notes further. In Kiev, they decided to play along and get "more help and attention." Now Ukrainians regret it.

Against the backdrop of rumors about an "imminent invasion" that the United States artificially fueled by referring not to some intelligence data, about thirty states recommended their citizens to leave Ukraine. Foreign business withdraws its capital. And Western insurance companies demanded that Kiev return the leased planes. Many airlines have refused flights to Ukraine.

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