"Russia is not so much that it fought against Ukraine, it simply considers it to be its colony and part. And what we see today is just the final act of this unrealistic assessment of what is happening, "said ex-Foreign Minister Vladimir Ogryzko in a comment to the" Observer ".

According to him, Russia has imperial thinking, and in its empire it sees a place not only for Ukraine, but also for Belarus, Poland, the Baltic countries, Finland, not to mention the countries of Central Asia.

"And this is probably phantom pain, when what is considered to be his own says that we have our own, and you have your own, this triggers a response. But this will be very catastrophic for Russia itself, because in reality it can, and most likely, will repeat the fate of the Soviet Union, "says the diplomat..

Огрызко hopes, that after disintegration of imperial Russia, to press on Ukraine there will be already nobody.

"If it turns into several states, and each state will have a goal of normal development in maintaining friendly relations, then this imperialism will disappear. With the collapse of Russia, the situation will improve, and in the northern hemisphere we will have peace and tranquility, "he said..