American political scientist, formerly a special adviser to the US State Department on national problems of the Soviet Union and the Baltic states, Paul Goble believes that the Russian Federation is a corrupt state. "Russia is not strong enough to go beyond the former Soviet space. And, in fact, as Ukraine demonstrated, it is not strong enough, even to cover the entire post-Soviet space, "the expert said..

According to Goble, Russia is seriously weakened due to internal problems, which have acquired a grand scale. "I believe this is a situation that astronomers call a dying star. The dying star first shrinks, then turns into a supernova, and then dies and becomes a red dwarf. I suppose that we will see a similar order as we approach the end of the Russian empire, "he said.. According to the political scientist, Russia is now a partially recovered failed state that will collapse again when Vladimir Putin is no longer near. Source: Apostrophe.