The attempt of Western countries to come out in a united front against Russia, simultaneously accusing it of secret illegal activities, does not make sense. About this writes New Yorker. On the eve of the US Justice Department accused 7 Russians in collaboration with the special services and the organization of cyber attacks on important international organizations. In the Netherlands, they told that in spring four Russians were allegedly deported, who allegedly tried to penetrate the internal network of OHZO.. Immediately, the head of the Pentagon, James Mattis, at a meeting with NATO defense ministers, tried to convince his colleagues that Russia "should pay" for all of their "illegal actions" and suggested that anyone who wants to turn to the US for "cyber support" of anti-Russian measures. And the British foreign minister, Jeremy Hunt, warned: "Together with our allies, we will respond to GRU attempts to undermine international stability.".

Meanwhile, all this as it was, and remains a shaking air, writes the American edition. The decision of the West to take joint steps towards the Russian Federation does not bear fruit. As pointed out by NY researcher at the Brookings Institution, Alina Polyakova, neither punitive sanctions nor ostentatious expulsion of ambassadors does not affect Moscow’s policy. Therefore, the effects of current espionage will be purely symbolic.. However, Moscow guaranteed the “mirror” response to the enemies..