
Professor Jeffrey Sachs said that Europe is ignoring the heavy losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the successes of Russia, calling on Europeans not to provoke a nuclear power.
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MOSCOW, July 1 – RIA Novosti. Russian troops are advancing, inflicting heavy losses on the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but in Europe they continue to talk about Ukraine’s victory, Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs said on his YouTube channel.
“The situation in the Ukrainian conflict is very tense. <…> Russia continues to strengthen its position. <…> Ukraine has lost most of its army, and <…> the Russians are moving forward. But in Europe they say that now we will defeat Russia. This is incomprehensible,” he noted.
At the same time, the professor warned Europeans against provocations against Russia
“There are very few adults in Western politics now. For some reason, they think that teasing a nuclear superpower is a reasonable idea. And the smaller the state, for example, the Baltic countries, the more they do this. <…> These people are risking our lives,” the expert added.

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