Andrei Kozyrev: “The West should not even think of coming back to business as usual with Russia. They have to free themselves from their…”

That is less possible than overthrow him. That’s a Russian tradition. They fear to tell the boss the truth, but one day they might come with a weapon and escort him either to the grave or to retirement.

The Kremlin spent the last 20 years trying to modernize its military, but much of that budget was stolen and spent on mega yachts in Cyprus.

It’s not enough in any military confrontation. You cannot win a small skirmish, you cannot win especially large war like the one in Ukraine only being defensive.

He does not want to recognize it himself, I think. And, definitely, he does not want Russian people to understand what is happening.