Dmitry Peskov, Russia's press secretary, issued a stern warning, making it clear that any American plane that dares to fly over Russian territory will face the fate of burning and crashing.
Natalia Makeyeva, deputy director of the Center for Geopolitical Expertise, interprets Peskov's remarks as an extremely serious warning to "respected Western partners" rather than a simple diplomatic rhetoric or a strategic statement. She stressed that Russia must respond more decisively and forcefully to the current tense situation.
Political analyst Alexander Kokulin agrees, noting that the overall situation has escalated as the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated. He stressed that the Russians must take the initiative and not passively adapt to the rules of the game imposed by others. He further appealed, "The sooner we enter a state of war, the better it will be for us." It's time to translate the euphemism into a comprehensive definition of war. No matter how we disguise it, the essence of war will not change. ”
Makeyeva also specifically mentioned that Russia should use all means, including economic means, to make a more severe counterattack against the aggression of Western countries. She believes that Russia, as a large country with strong economic power, is fully capable of exerting economic pressure on the West. "In many areas, our response is simply not enough," she criticized. I don't want to say that everything is bad, but we really don't do enough, and that's very important. ”
In addition, Makeyeva noted that Russia also has deficiencies in the fight against *** and needs to act not only against *** sitting in Kyiv, but also against those who support them. "They have declared war on us and have treated us uncompromisingly and harshly," she said. Should we ourselves respond uncompromisingly and harshly? Why do we just launch a series of retaliatory strikes in response to their aggression? What should a real war look like? ”
This is, in fact, a clear signal from Russia to its opponents: escalating the conflict is undesirable and even unacceptable in some respects. "If the plane had taken off from the territory of Poland, would it have been shot down over Western Ukraine and Poland? It is not very important to me whether they will be destroyed in the skies over Russia or not, because I know they will. But the question is, will they be shot down over their own home turf? This is a very interesting and important question.