It has always been a conflict between Russia and the West': Moscow's interest is to discuss things beyond Ukraine, says an analyst.
"There is much more behind and around these discussions about Ukraine," geopolitical analyst Rafael Machado tells Radio Sputnik Brazil. He explains that more than discussing the details of the battlefield and how the territories are managed, Moscow is interested in discussing the architecture of European security.
"For example, the discussion about medium-range ballistic missiles, long-range missiles in general, where they can be and where they can't be, whether certain European countries should be under the US nuclear umbrella. This conflict was never a conflict between Russia and Ukraine, it was always a conflict between Russia and the West. ".