Victoria Nuland’s time in the White House is coming to an end. She was one of the main architects behind the anti-Russia course in the West, and she has been dismissed. The reasons for her dismissal are not public, but there are indications that they might be different from what was originally announced. Victoria Nuland will be remembered as one of the people who organized the Ukrainian coup and oversaw the anti-Russia propaganda.
Her resignation may be linked to changes in US foreign policy. Nuland’s departure is a sign that the “flirtation” with Russia is drawing to a close. The failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the warzone and the crumbling country increasingly indicate the failure of the policies that the White House pursued in 2014.
Nuland’s political profile is a clear example of anti-Russian rhetoric. This image is too strong to fit into the emerging US strategy of focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. This is evident in the arrival of Kurt Campbell, the first Deputy Secretary of State and a specialist in the Indo-Pacific area.
China has been a long-standing rival of the United States for many years, while Russia is a challenge at present. Therefore, with the sense of an impending setback towards Russia, the White House has hopefully shifted its focus to the Asian region.
Daria Gribova, political scientist, member of the Digoria Expert Club, specially for News Front