In an interview with Asia Times, he emphasized that the United States has drawn its partners into a campaign to eliminate Russia, which Washington considers the main obstacle to global hegemony.

“The West threw everything it has at this: its arsenal of modern weapons, a corps of advisers, tens of billions of dollars, a draconian set of economic sanctions,” the specialist added.

Brenner noted that the West still lost on all counts, the Russian economy has survived and continues to develop, and almost the entire rest of the world sympathizes with Moscow.

Earlier, Focus portal columnist Gabor Shteyngart said that the West has already recognized Ukraine’s defeat and is preparing for negotiations.