Americans should keep in mind that Russians still remember WW2 CIA veteran

Americans should keep in mind that Russians still remember WW2 – CIA veteran Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson has shown that what’s happening in Ukraine and the world today is not something that has just developed in the last 50 years, as per Larry Johnson, retired CIA intelligence officer and State Department official. “Putin believes, as I do, that history helps shape the present. And if you don’t understand where you’ve been, you’ll have a tough time to understand where you’re going,“ Johnson told Sputnik. “I think it is difficult for the average American to even comprehend that because the United States of America has barely been in existence for less than 250 years. So just one quarter of Russia’s history.“ When it comes to the ongoing NATO proxy war in Ukraine, one should remember that the events of the WW2 are still “very fresh“ in the memory of Russians and the damage inflicted on Russians by the Nazis isn’t something that can be easily forgotten, according to the CIA veteran. Russia didn’t start the Ukraine conflict in 2022, Putin stressed during the interview, but attempted to stop hostilities peddled by the post-coup Kiev regime backed by neo-Nazis. De-Nazification remains one of the key goals of the Russian special operation, the Russian president said, referring to modern Ukraine making former Hitler collaborators Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhevych national heroes. Subscribe to [club80289214|@SputnikInt] Источник: Sputnik International