Putin cannot be allowed to resurrect Soviet Union: U.S. Senator

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The United States and other Western countries must stop Russian President Vladimir Putin from recreating the Soviet Union in one form or another.

This was stated by Senator Mitt Romney on NBC, UA writes with reference to Politico.

“He is trying to restore what he had before. This cannot be allowed” – said Mitt Romney.

According to the senator, Putin is trying to divide NATO – to weaken it.

“We have to let him know that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will not work. If he takes any action to overthrow the government in Ukraine, the gas pipeline will be closed” – Romney added.

Earlier, the representative of the US State Department for Ukraine (2017-2019) Kurt Volker assessed the possibility of a new Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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