The Russian chess player Harry Kasparov gave an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera. The ex-chess player spoke on the reality of the “Russian threat”, and also called those errors that the West allowed in relations with Moscow.
So, to the question of a journalist, “you think that the West underestimates the determination of Putin to attack Ukraine and sow chaos in Eastern Europe?”, Kasparov replied:
“say that it underestimates – not to say anything. The one who underestimates at least aware of the danger, although it does not perceive her seriously. In the 30s, France and the United Kingdom underestimated Hitler. Now underestimate – it means not to take into account historical experience which we got in the 30s. It means to lose sight of the fact that Putin has already said and did. Amazing. “