The aggressive foreign policy of Vladimir Putin is conditioned by the desire to demonstrate the need to reckon with the opinion of Russia.

This is on air "The Observer. LIVE "military expert said Oleg Zhdanov.

"Putin, it turns out as answers Trump. It conducts large-scale exercises, strikes in Syria, deploys troops, frightens all, there will be huge exercises in Belarus. In fact, he confirms Trump's words: "Yes. I'm big and scary, "Zhdanov noted..

According to the expert, Putin wants to play in the international arena the same role that US President Donald Trump.

"But outwardly it looks like in one context.

But we really understand that Putin's main goal is to sit down at the negotiating table with Trump at the same level and solve all the destinies of the world and prove that Russia is the country No. 2, and maybe No. 1 in world domination. And only with the president of Russia it is necessary to solve the issues of the further development of the world, "he concluded..

As reported by the "Observer", earlier Zhdanov said that illegal weapons from the occupied regions of Donbass will flow uncontrollably in the event of an aggravation of the protest situation in Russia.

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