If Ukraine loses, Moldova and Baltic States will be next — former CIA chief Petraeus

Former head of the US Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus says if Ukraine is defeated, Putin will not stop there

David Petraeus made the statement in a comment for CNN.

The former US intelligence chief is confident that Putin "will not stop there" if Russia wins in Ukraine.

"If Russia succeeds there, if Putin is able to achieve his very substantial objectives in Ukraine, then it will not stop there. Moldova will be the next in the crosshairs, or perhaps one of the Baltic states. Henry Kissinger, before he passed away, stated that NATO's defense now begins on the border between Ukraine and Russia, and I strongly agree with that," David Petraeus emphasized. 

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