"Get ready for the split of Russia": experts have shared the forecast for the next 10 years

"Get ready for the split of Russia," the report reads. As it turned out, 46% of the respondents of the analytical center believe that in the next 10 years Russia will either become a "inferior" country or will break into several parts. At the same time, 40% of respondents are led to the fact that the cause of the split will go from within Russia. It is a revolution, civil wars or a politically motivated branch of regions.

"Europeans are especially pessimistic to the collapse of Russia: 49% of them provide such an event compared to 36% of Americans," the organization said. The main reason for this position strategists in the article is the Kremlin's aggressive war against Ukraine. Respondents of the analytical center believe that last year's military invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine can cause serious shocks within Russia in the future.

Experts are also not inclined to believe that in the near future Russia will enter into a direct military conflict with NATO. More than 60% of respondents are given this opinion. The center of the strategy and security indicated that the Russian Federation in practice was not strong enough for direct confrontation with the North Atlantic Alliance.

Earlier, we wrote that in December last year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba urged allies not to be afraid of the possible collapse of the Russian Federation. According to the politician, Russia cannot be a full member of the international community. Focus also wrote that against the background of defeat in Ukraine among the Russian elite there is a split. The article of The Washington Post stated on December 30 that Vladimir Putin was "feeling the loss of his friends.