He stated this in an interview with Liga.net.

“Russia is in a difficult position. We will still see its collapse. Complex religious issues, demographic problems, relations with China ... Putin understands this and therefore chooses an external enemy, ”he said.

According to him, the Russians in different regions of Russia are too different and can not unite without an external enemy, who supposedly were Georgians in the past, and at the moment are Ukrainians.

“Everything will depend on oil and gas prices. We do not yet know what effect coronavirus will have on China, the second world economy. A lot of questions about gas. There will definitely be a struggle for the Arctic shelf. And will Russia be able to withstand this race? I'm not sure, ”he added.

In September 2019, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Serbia, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, stated that the disintegration of Russia should become a goal for the international community.