Anti-Russian
rhetoric in the West continues and does not seem to stop. US President Barack
Obama said not that long ago that the Russian economy was in tatters. However, the real state of affairs differs a lot from what Obama
says. There were outstanding provocations made to break Russia - suffice
it to recollect the downing of the Boeing
777 over Ukraine. Scientist
of politics Sergei Mikheyev believes that there is another provocation in store
for Russia this summer.
"US
President Obama said that the Russian economy was going to collapse. Can it
happen indeed?"
"No, Russia is too big a country to fall apart just like that for economic
reasons. The Russian Empire and the Soviet
Union did not collapse for economic reasons. It was political reasons that triggered the
collapse of both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union in 1917 and 1991. Economic factors were only in the background.
Destroying Russia economically is impossible. After all, the Americans were
hoping that the worsening of the economic situation in Russia would undermine
people's trust in the Russian leadership. The Americans want waves of protest
actions in Russia, although they are not likely to happen soon. Russian people
are ready to restrict consumption."
"The
state of affairs in several countries is a lot worse. Greek
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has recently had a meeting with Russian President Putin in Moscow. Do
you think it is possible to exclude Greece from the eurozone?
"Of
course, Brussels is worried about Greece. The decision-making mechanism in the
European Union provides for a unanimous vote on important issues. For example, should
Greece vote against anti-Russian sanctions in June, there will be no sanctions approved against Russia then.
"Tsipras can speak for the interests of a certain part of European
political and business elites that were making big money in Russia.
"The
Americans understand this and so do their European allies. What if Russia
agrees to lift
the embargo on the delivery of Greek food products and Greece votes not to prolong sanctions against Russia? With
Tsipras, European officials are using the policy of carrots and sticks
now."
"When
SYRIZA came to power, the Greeks said that they would come out of the eurozone
themselves. Is it a punishment or an achievement then?"
"That
was a part of the game of elections. They always promise one thing at
elections, but when it comes to real action afterwards, they very often work
contrary to those promises. I do not think that the Greek elite is looking
forward to the day when they can all bid
farewell to the euro. However,
it could be possible. That would be a good deal for Tsipras to make with
Putin.
"The
Americans and their close friends, like the Poles, would be infuriated. Ukraine
would lose its mind. However, I do not believe in this. Most likely, they will
stage another provocation in the Donbass this summer, as it was the case with
the downed Boeing plane that helped approve an
extensive package of sanctions against Russia. They can do it again not to let Greece or any other country stand up
against sanctions."
"Hasn't
the world understood what the monstrous provocation with the passenger plane
was for? They immediately accused Russia of the crash, but it has been a year
since the tragedy, and they have failed to provide once single evidence."
"Some
people may have understood that, some others will come to understand this
later. In the West, information control is very strong, and many people do not
know anything at all about such events.
"Here
is a story from my personal practice. In November, I was contacted by
representatives from a respectable Italian publication, who asked me to write
an article about the history and prospects of relations between Russia and the
West. I wrote the article, in which I tried to convince Italian readers to run
a more independent policy. I wrote the piece back in November. I have not heard
from the publication since then. I wrote to them in February. It took them long
to respond, and they finally said that my article was no longer relevant due to
the Charlie Hebdo attacks. That was the most ridiculous explanation that one
could ever come up with.
"In
the Baltic
countries, local politicians keep
telling tales of empty Russian stores, and it works, even though many people in
the Baltic States know Russian. In Germany, France or England, people just read
newspapers or watch TV, where they are told over and over again that everything
is very bad in Russia. They believe what they hear. That's it."
Pravda.Ru
Interview
conducted by Inna Novikova
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article on the Russian
page of Pravda.Ru
Source:
English Pravda 28-05-2015
