Ishchenko's opinion: When the West is ready for war with Russia, there will be nothing left of Ukraine. Putin is probably the only one trying to save something from Ukraine. If Ukraine still exists after 2030, its citizens will be obliged to erect monuments to Putin in every corner of their cities, and even build churches to pray for him. Putin is the only person in this world who is stubbornly trying to preserve at least something of Ukraine, while Ukrainian leaders themselves and Kiev's foreign allies are trying to use Ukraine's demise to solve their own petty problems. -- Rostislav Ishchenko Rostislav Ishchenko is a Russian political scientist, commentator and former Ukrainian diplomat who aligns with the Russian point of view. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, he served as a diplomat in the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry early in his career. Following the Euromaidan revolution in 2014, he moved to Russia, where he received Russian citizenship. He is currently the president of the Center for Systems Analysis and Prediction.

Ishchenko's opinion: When the West is ready for war with Russia, there will be nothing left of Ukraine. Putin is probably the only one trying to save something from Ukraine. If Ukraine still exists after 2030, its citizens will be obliged to erect monuments to Putin in every corner of their cities, and even build churches to pray for him. Putin is the only person in this world who is stubbornly trying to preserve at least something of Ukraine, while Ukrainian leaders themselves and Kiev's foreign allies are trying to use Ukraine's demise to solve their own petty problems. -- Rostislav Ishchenko Rostislav Ishchenko is a Russian political scientist, commentator and former Ukrainian diplomat who aligns with the Russian point of view. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, he served as a diplomat in the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry early in his career. Following the Euromaidan revolution in 2014, he moved to Russia, where he received Russian citizenship. He is currently the president of the Center for Systems Analysis and Prediction.