Indeed, Vladimir Putin is likely to take a variety of challenging steps in Ukraine and elsewhere during that period, the expert believes, according to Euromaidanpress.
Illarionov notes he has no inside information about this but he does believe that Moscow is going to exploit the lack of attention American leaders are likely to be paying to the rest of the world in the aftermath of the U.S. elections.
He points out that "it has already been practically declared that on November 8 the attack on Aleppo will be renewed." That is no accident because it will be an election day in the United States.
Read alsoU.S. officials warn of Russian mischief in election and beyond - WP"What measures and methods could be applied to Ukraine is impossible to predict. But we are well aware of the entire arsenal of both conventional and hybrid means [at Russia's disposal]."
Therefore, in the coming days, Illarionov says, "nothing can be ruled out".
