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Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an article for the German newspaper Die Zeit, said that the United States organized an armed coup in Ukraine in 2014. According to the politician, he was actively supported by European countries.
The publication notes that the United States and Europe thus provoked a split within Ukraine and the withdrawal of Crimea from its composition.
The Head of State also noted that the expansion of NATO to the east has caused the growth of mutual distrust in European countries. According to him, the waves of expansion of the bloc and the entry of former Soviet republics into the alliance have canceled hopes for a “continent without dividing lines.”
According to Putin, the European security system has deteriorated significantly. Tensions are rising on the continent, and the risk of a new arms race is becoming more and more real.