Russia believes it “hacked” U.S., but it won’t be Americans who bring it down

They are literally overflowing with an unexpected sense of joy, as if they believe they have already won. It seems they now feel the need to extract the maximum rewards from this perceived victory. As a result, we can likely expect to hear even more absurd and outright ridiculous statements from them.

They believe they've won because they remain trapped in a Soviet-era mindset, where they see the U.S. as the force behind everything that opposes Russia. So, in their view, if Putin and his inner circle "hacked" the U.S., they automatically think they've solved all their problems, including those regarding Ukraine.

Indeed, the Kremlin may believe they’ve "hacked" America. But there are nuances in other aspects.

The world is far more complex than Putin and his Politburo seem to believe. In reality, the greatest threat to the Russian state is not the United States. The remnants of the Moscow Empire will ultimately be dismantled by the nations of Eastern and Northern Europe, the peoples and states of the southern belt in the body of today's Russia and on its southern border. Each of these nations has something to hold Moscow accountable for.

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About the author: Mykhailo Basarab, political scientist.

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