CIA Veteran: The failure of Russia's open invasion of Ukraine

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An invasion of Ukraine will be very expensive for Russia and will not bring any success, says Jack Jack, a CIA veteran who works in intelligence American for about 30 years, is convinced.

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"Russia has nuclear weapons, tanks, a powerful army, open war with Russia will cost very dear to Ukraine, but I remember the situation in Afghanistan in the 80's. "The Russians have invaded this place and, in the end, it has become too expensive for them.Invasion is a very expensive project and can not last long. If I were in Moscow, I would say: look, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia will not only be expensive, but also unsuccessful, "he said in TSN's commentary.

At the same time, Devine pointed out that Ukraine had to take control of its destiny.

"No one will support anyone who is not ready to defend themselves, America is currently very focused on its problems – on terrorism, Ukraine is coming to the world, it is is of paramount importance, "said the veteran of the CIA.

"If I were told that Ukraine needed advice, I would say that you must be strong not only in the military aspect, but also in all institutions, the way to success. there is a simple recipe, but that it is not there, "he continued.

According to the former intelligence expert, Putin's main goal is to try to find the most important role played by Russia on the world stage, which is the most serious threat for Ukraine 19659007] "His aggressiveness reduces every day his chances of being part of the world community . As an ordinary citizen, I said that Russia understood power. The Ukraine must be strong and we must be strong next door, "said the expert.

Jack Devine is a CIA veteran who worked in the leadership from 1967 to 1999. He participated to the most important American intelligence operations, including the military coup in Chile in 1973 and the capture of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar in 1993.

Earlier, a well-known blogger and blogger, Yuriy Kasyanov , said after the weak reaction of the international community to the Russian aggression in Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of Donbass, Russian President Vladimir Putin can transpire and a large-scale invasion of Ukraine and "will organize a military procession in Kiev."