According to the political scientist, the West is forced to change tactics, since the threat of "hellish sanctions" does not affect Russian policy.
“And since they don’t want to admit it to themselves, they switched to intimidation regarding a possible world military conflict.
And Johnson was chosen as a mouthpiece - with his scandalous image, you can say anything, ”said Balbek.
He also noted that he does not believe in the possibility of such a conflict, since none of the parties is interested in this.
Earlier, Johnson said that the situation around Ukraine "resembles something that could become the biggest war in Europe since 1945 in terms of scale."