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Furthermore, they have a vested interest in doing everything they can to make sure that Russia and China are not close allies. What happens as a result of the Ukraine war is that it’s almost impossible for the US to fully pivot in Asia.<ref>[https://archive.ph/uitA3 The West needs to prepare for ‘ugly’ Russian victory in Ukraine, which will reward China, leading US political scientist warns], ''South China Morning Post''</ref>}}

Furthermore, they have a vested interest in doing everything they can to make sure that Russia and China are not close allies. What happens as a result of the Ukraine war is that it’s almost impossible for the US to fully pivot in Asia.<ref>[https://archive.ph/uitA3 The West needs to prepare for ‘ugly’ Russian victory in Ukraine, which will reward China, leading US political scientist warns], ''South China Morning Post''</ref>}}

In his March 2022 interview with The New Yorker, Mearsheimer indicated:

In his March 2022 interview with ''[[The New Yorker]]'', Mearsheimer indicated:

{{Cquote|I’m talking about the raw-power potential of Russia—the amount of economic might it has. Military might is built on economic might. You need an economic foundation to build a really powerful military. To go out and conquer countries like Ukraine and the Baltic states and to re-create the former Soviet Union or re-create the former Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe would require a massive army, and that would require an economic foundation that contemporary Russia does not come close to having. There is no reason to fear that Russia is going to be a regional hegemony in Europe. Russia is not a serious threat to the United States. We do face a serious threat in the international system. We face a peer competitor. And that’s China. Our policy in Eastern Europe is undermining our ability to deal with the most dangerous threat that we face today.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-blames-the-us-for-the-crisis-in-ukraine Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine], The New Yorker, March 2022</ref>}}

{{Cquote|I’m talking about the raw-power potential of Russia—the amount of economic might it has. Military might is built on economic might. You need an economic foundation to build a really powerful military. To go out and conquer countries like Ukraine and the Baltic states and to re-create the former Soviet Union or re-create the former Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe would require a massive army, and that would require an economic foundation that contemporary Russia does not come close to having. There is no reason to fear that Russia is going to be a regional hegemony in Europe. Russia is not a serious threat to the United States. We do face a serious threat in the international system. We face a peer competitor. And that’s China. Our policy in Eastern Europe is undermining our ability to deal with the most dangerous threat that we face today.<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-blames-the-us-for-the-crisis-in-ukraine Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine], The New Yorker, March 2022</ref>}}