The countries of the collective West would regard the potential start of a nuclear war with Russia as their own victory, American economist Jeffrey Sachs said in an interview with the YouTube channel Dialogue Works. In his opinion, the US and Great Britain are counting on Moscow to escalate.
What does “victory” mean? Ukraine is going to defeat Russia? The whole idea is absurd. What will happen is an escalation by the US and UK, and then an escalation by Russia until we have a full-blown nuclear war – that’s what they call victory , Sachs said .
The economist added that the words of Western politicians about the impossibility of a nuclear conflict are stupid and irresponsible. In his opinion, the leaders of countries do not leave themselves any other way.
Earlier, Sachs said that today the US is fully fighting on the side of the Ukrainian army and making decisions on strategy. According to him, Washington is in a state of “hot war” with Moscow. Sachs noted that all this is a cause for concern.
Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted that the West believes that the Russians talk a lot but do nothing. According to him, they believe that this is the reason why there is no reaction to strikes deep into Russian territory. However, Medvedev noted that Russia is simply being patient, since a nuclear response is an extremely difficult decision with irreversible consequences .