Sean Spoonts, a US Navy veteran and the editor-in-chief of the Special Operations Forces Report (SOFREP) website, believes that the United States’ and Ukraine’s goals in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict are contradictory.

“It seems like while Ukraine would like to end the war quickly and decisively defeat Russian forces and drive them out of their country, US policy almost seems designed to prolong the conflict hoping to bring about the collapse of Russia itself, both militarily and economically,” he proclaimed.

“That goes a lot further than [Ukrainian President Volodymr] Zelensky’s goal, which is to simply get Russian armies out of his country and regain lost territories in Donbass, Lugansk and Crimea,” he contended.

Press TV reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin blamed the US government on August 16, 2022 of attempting to extend the conflict in Ukraine. In addition, blamed the US national security state for its efforts to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region, specifically alluding to its plans to turn Taiwan into a flashpoint between China and the Collective West.