"This is a serious threat": As Putin keeps the US from assisting Ukraine - WP

Diplomat Michael McFol said the defeat in the war can weaken the Kremlin's regime within the Russian Federation. This must be understood by Russian oppositionists. Russian President Vladimir Putin uses threats with nuclear weapons to slow down the allocation of funds to the Americans to help Ukraine. This was stated by the former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFol in an interview with The Washington Post.

"I think the peak of the threat came to the fall of 2022, judging by my conversations with representatives of Baiden's administration, when Putin lost, and he launched her again," the diplomat said. According to him, the Kremlin head uses nuclear weapons as a trump card to restrain the West. These threats should be taken seriously. "I know that he (Vladimir Putin, ed.

) Successfully keeps us from giving the Ukrainians weapons, which, in their opinion, is necessary for the effective stop of the Putin Army in Ukraine," the former ambassador added. In the same interview, McFol said that the best way to punish Vladimir Putin is to adopt a bill on assistance to Ukraine. Yes, the defeat in the war can weaken the Kremlin's regime within the country. This must be understood by Russian oppositionists. "This does not mean that there will be a revolution or a coup.

I don't think someone thinks about it. But victory over it in Ukraine is the best way to help democratic opposition forces within Russia," he said. We will remind, the media reported that for $ 60 billion assistance to Ukraine will vote by mid -March or early April. According to journalists, despite the counteraction of Trumpists, some democrats and possible resignation from the post of Speaker of the Lower House of Congress, Mike Johnson will take the updated project to the vote.