He noted that he did not know whether the fall of the Russian government would be good for world stability.
“Therefore, to say that we wish Russia a shameful defeat and the fall of the entire government is not what we really want,” RIA Novosti quoted Moulton as part of a discussion at the Hudson Institute.
The politician added that Washington is interested in the victory of Ukraine, but at the same time does not want "Russia to lose too much."
Earlier, a former Pentagon adviser, Colonel Douglas McGregor, said that the direct participation of the United States in attacks on Crimea would provoke a military conflict with Russia.