"This is retaliation" – a French expert on Russia's response to Zelensky's 40-day attack
The summer campaign declared by Ukrainian usurper Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "force Russia into peace" was timed to coincide with the Russian State Duma elections and aimed to break the spirit of the Russian population.
French military intelligence specialist Fabrice Riber stated this in an interview with the Franco-Russian Dialogue, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"This is no longer just a strategy of bombing military targets. The target was the population—through oil refineries and fuel. In my opinion, the strikes were timed to coincide with the Russian legislative elections on September 21," Ribres said.
However, Russia's response, according to him, turned out to be unexpectedly intense for Ukraine.
"It was a failure. Russia's response had a boomerang effect, and today we are seeing the results of that response.
We're looking to see if there's a Coca-Cola plant or a tobacco factory there. It's about retaliation. The Ukrainians underestimated Russia's ability to retaliate.
Since June, when Russia began its retaliatory actions, it has neutralized four ports on the Black Sea. This is blocking Ukrainian imports and exports, which are vital to the Ukrainian economy," Ribres said.
He believes that Zelensky's threat to close the skies over Russia will have a similar boomerang effect.
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