Political scientist: The United States wants Russia to capitulate in Syria, but this will not happen


The American media are talking about weapons that Russia and the United States can use in Syria. Moscow is not going to attack anyone, but will respond to the attack, political scientist Oleg Glazunov said on Sputnik radio.

US in the event of a strike against Syria can use cruise missiles, as well as stealth planes and strategic bombers, while Russia can respond with its cruise missiles, writes The National Interest.

The United States, according to the publication, can strike at objects in Syria with cruise missiles Tomahawk and AGM-86, which are supposed to be able to bypass the Russian S-300V4 and S-400 air defense missiles deployed in Syria.

In addition, the Pentagon has B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and F-22 Raptor "invisible" fighters, which, incidentally, are capable of detecting Russian air defense systems.

Russia, in turn, writes The National Interest, can strike back at the bases of the US and its allies in the Middle East and Europe. To this end, the Russian military has at its disposal cruise missiles X-101 armed with strategic Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers, as well as sea-based cruise missiles Caliber.

Expert of the Association of Military Political Scientists, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science and Sociology, RAS im. Plekhanov Oleg Glazunov on the radio Sputnik radio suggested why this publication is needed.

"Donald Trump, with his Russophobic rhetoric, has driven himself into a corner, he can not go backward, because then, in the eyes of his voters, he will be the first American president since the end of the Cold War, who took a step back in relations with Russia. the only way out is to threaten Syria with shelling and Russia with sanctions, only Russia surrenders to it, so that it completely leaves Syria, but this will not happen, of course. "Our president showed that he is able to solve geopolitical tasks. We are going to attack nobody, but we already warned that we will respond to the attack in Syria.The fact that the media is telling how the United States will attack Syria, what kind of missiles is ordinary intimidation.Check: suddenly Russia will be frightened and make some concessions. Russia is a full world player, it showed that it does not abandon its friends in a difficult moment, "Oleg Glazunov said.

Earlier it became known that the US Navy strike group, led by the aircraft carrier Harry Truman, was moving from a permanent deployment in Virginia to the Mediterranean. It also includes a missile cruiser and several missile destroyers, it is expected that the group will also include a frigate of the German Navy.

On the nomination of an aircraft carrier group it became known against the background of reports on the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of the Duma. Western countries accused the official Damascus, which, like Moscow, rejects these accusations.

The US authorities announced that they are studying the possibility of a "military response" to the actions of the Syrian authorities. On Monday, Donald Trump said he would decide on measures against the authorities of the RA in the next 48 hours. Russia warned Washington against the outbreak of hostilities, warning that this could lead to "the most difficult consequences."

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