The Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska said today that US President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw showed that a kind of “devilish ideological mobilization” was under way, which could lead to a protracted conflict in Ukraine.
Deripaska, founder of the Russian aluminum giant Rusal, who had previously called for peace, said his personal view was that the conflict in Ukraine was a “madness” that could embarrass future generations.
Deripaska, against whom the sanctions have been imposed USA and Britaindid not categorically deny any responsibility, but said that both the US and Russia have sharpened their rhetoric.
The Russian businessman also said he hoped the conflict could have ended weeks ago, but Biden’s speech, during which the US president spoke of a wider conflict between democracy and totalitarianism, indicated that he would could last much longer.
“Now a kind of devilish ideological mobilization is going on from all sides,” Deripaska told the Telegram.
“This is it: these people are preparing to fight for a few more years.”
“It seems that all sides are preparing for a long war that will have tragic consequences for the whole world.”
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