If Russia is not defeated in Ukraine, it will probably attack other ex-Soviet countries, said former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev. It writes Business Insider.

Bondarev made a name for himself when, as one of Russia’s top officials in the UN system, he resigned in May as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. After the defection, he has repeatedly criticized his former boss Vladimir Putin, who he believes has become the fascist ruler of the world’s largest country by area.

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– Fascist country

– The war showed that Russia is no longer just a dictator and aggressive. It has become a fascist country writes Bondarev in a chronicle published in Foreign affairs.

Bondarev points to two phenomena in Russia that he believes undeniably demonstrate that Russia under Putin has become a fascist state: A national sense of victimization and a game at home that attracts nostalgia for what was once the Russian empire, namely the Soviets. Unity.

– To justify his rule, Putin wants the big wins he promises and believes he can achieve, writes Bondarev.

Commemorating the former Soviet

If Putin succeeds in achieving the massive victory he has promised all of Russia, other ex-Soviet countries will also face the risk of a Russian war similar to the one in Ukraine, Bondarev claims.

– If Putin wins, he is likely to attack other post-Soviet countries, such as Moldova, which Moscow already supports as breakaway territorieshe wrote, pointing to the Moldovan region of Transnistria.

Transnistria, and thus Moldova, borders Ukraine in the southwest corner of Ukraine.