In its confrontation with the United States, Russia can respond to the Americans on its "periphery" by occupying part of Ukraine.

This was stated by the head of the department of international organizations and world political processes of the Faculty of World Politics of the Moscow State University Andrei Sidorov on the air of the channel "Russia 1".

"We need to build our allies. But above all, of course, not allies. It is necessary to solve the problem - why do we need Ukraine? ...

A certain state of Ukraine we need, or there is still half, is Russia, in part it is Poland and Kiev with towns, "he said..

Deputy Heads noted that Russia has not shown to its allies what will cost them a break with the Russian Federation, so they "fairly easily" refer to the idea of ??leaving for the West.

"Let's show it in Ukraine ... I'm not talking about Ukrainians, I'm talking about Americans ... This is our brotherly people, let's return it to the motherland of motherland", - he summed up.

Source: Gordon.