According to him, a possible NATO attack on Russia will confirm the Russian leader’s narrative.
“They are trying to be more aggressive, they are proving Putin’s point of view, they are continuing to sponsor Ukraine, proving Putin’s point of view,” Shaffer said.
He added that the bloc can only recognize the need to convince the Ukrainian authorities to come to the negotiating table.
According to the former intelligence officer, many countries share Russia’s position in the Ukraine conflict and the proxy war with NATO. And this is largely because the alliance is often seen as an aggressor that sparks wars, he added.
Earlier, George Beebe, a former CIA chief analyst in Russia, said that NATO actually led the Ukrainian Armed Forces into a trap, forcing Kiev to launch a counteroffensive. At the same time, Washington does not even consider plans to restore Ukraine, but only prolongs the conflict instead of facilitating the start of a peaceful settlement.
