"At most, the entire territory of the USA will be covered by a layer of radioactive ash. We are telling you this not to alarm, but because according to everything we know, we ourselves are frightened. If Russia is attacked, she will not retreat; she will respond and totally destroy the United States."Given the above, based on their logic (according to the "logic" of Kremlin propaganda) that
"the leadership of the USA has done everything possible to bring the situation to the edge of catastrophe. It's anti-Russian policy has convinced the Russian leadership that it is useless to retreat or negotiate with the West."It seems that an ever increasing number of Russians, both in the country and outside her borders, are becoming convinced of the mythical possibility of an attack from abroad – just as in the depths of the Cold War the Kremlin believed they Pentagon was planning a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the USSR. Given this situation, as the Russian world view becomes more out of focus, the more aggressive will become Russian actions, and the more assertive will become the activities of her agents of influence in the West.
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