Russia is aimed at a protracted conflict with Ukraine and will try to constantly "exsanguinate" the country.

This in an interview with the "Observer" was told by the Russian journalist Elena Rykovtseva.

"I used to believe that all this will resolve. But I do not believe anymore. Here everything is based on Putin, on his policy on the Crimea and the Donbas. They do not need this Donbass in Fig., Just like Transnistria. But they will support this abscess, this wound, to prevent Ukraine from getting on its feet, "she said..

According to Rykovtseva, the Kremlin does not benefit from a strong European Ukraine.

"They will bleed her to spend money, people died. This is such a way of destroying Ukraine, undermining its economy, "the journalist noted..

At the same time, it does not imply the beginning of a big Russian-Ukrainian war.

"No! Nobody needs this. Russia will not go with tanks to the Donbas, there is not a single reason to go there and take this territory, "said Rykovtseva.

Earlier, the "Observer" talked with Elena Rykovtseva about the role of pro-Kremlin media in the phenomenon of the 86% "Krymnas".

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