Tom McTag, a publicist for the American The Atlantic, believes that it is thanks to the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin that America has become great again. According to him, the Ukrainian crisis has shown that the United States cannot lose its image of "big brother" on the world stage.

According to him, Moscow only needed to threaten Europe a little in order for it to return the "signs of imperial power" to Washington again.

At the same time, McTague noted that the United States is not in a position to help European countries forever.

“The pressure being exerted by Vladimir Putin is part of a longer story in which America is being forced to spend more of its resources fighting the rising power of China and therefore cannot afford to defend Europe forever at the same time. Yes, this is extortion, which, however, cannot be avoided,” the article says.

Putin, armed with China as an ally, can now afford to test the power of the West not only for today but for years to come, hoping to create cracks that can be resorted to, the journalist believes.

“However, the most striking thing about the Putin crisis is not that it showed America's withdrawal from Europe, but that Europe remained American,” McTag concluded.

Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called statements about the dates of the “invasion” of Ukraine an element of provocation. He pointed out that the nature of Russian President Vladimir Putin's talks with Western counterparts contrasts significantly with the hysteria that is unfolding in the Western media. The Kremlin stressed that Russia has no plans to invade, and in its history it has "never attacked anyone." More details - in the material.

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