Do not repeat mistake of 1991: West must prepare for collapse of Russian Federation and prevent its preservation

He expressed his opinion live on the Espreso TV channel.

"We must think about how the disintegration of the Russian Federation will take place. If the disintegration of the Russian Federation takes place, how will it be - controlled or chaotic? In this regard, former commander of US forces in Europe, General Ben Hodges, said in September that the West should prepare for the disintegration of Russia into more than 15 states. Now many analysts are talking about it. Because they do not want to repeat the mistakes of the West in 1991, when Europe and the USA were absolutely not ready for the disintegration of the USSR and did everything to preserve the Soviet Union", Zhovnirenko explained.

The expert also commented on the congress of Russians taking place in Warsaw.

"Russian politicians who were elected in still democratic elections in Russia in the 90s, which were internationally recognized, gathered in Warsaw. They are legitimate representatives of the people. Therefore, this gathering has the right to be recognized as a legitimate State Duma of the Russian Federation. And they declare it. I believe that this institution will take the next steps", he added.