The result of the trip to Russia, George Friedman, who is called the creator of the world's largest private intelligence company (Statfor called a private affiliate of the American CIA), was an interesting report. Fridman met in Russia not only with specialists and Russian colleagues, but also ordinary citizens. December 9, Fridman gave a lecture at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

A Scout believes that in the United States never really understood Russia, and they will not be able to understand, because Washington is very conservative on this issue. Action by the United States against Russia as a whole Fridman called ineffective. "Russians at the gene level are more enduring than Americans," the author of the report notes.. Sanctions announced by Russia, Friedman calls almost useless, while negatively affecting the economy of the US and its allies in Europe. The pain threshold of Russia under the economic pressure of the West is either higher than that of the others, or it does not exist at all.

The report noted that Russia's actions are not the advent of in Ukraine, and only defense. Crimea Friedman calls the historical part of Russia, where the Russian army was present under the treaty. Therefore, there was no intrusion. There was a statement of the real state of things. Yes, and the creation of the Russian-speaking autonomy in Ukraine, Friedman called a solution to the problem, arguing his words with the existence of the autonomy of Quebec in Canada.

In conclusion, Friedman writes that in the event of military action against Russia, US soldiers will have only a choice: to immediately kill Russians or not to touch them at all. Well, if you consider that it is very difficult for Russians to kill, it is practically impossible to break the spirit of Russians, it is much easier not to conflict with Russia in general. "The strength of the Russians is that they can withstand what would be broken other nations," writes Friedman. He notes that with a real external threat in Russia, the people will support any Russian government.

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