Cliff, do you work for the Hudson Institute by any chance?

They are just one Neocon think tank that is holding seminars on "Preparing for the Dissolution of Russia".

It seems the US and its Western allies have been forecasting the breakup of the Russian Federation since its inception.

I wrote about it here:

"Slaughtering Russia is U.S. Policy"

"American policy makers have been planning to “carve up” the Russian Federation for years. And Putin is right to use the word “existential” when describing this war."

I obviously disagree with your view I think the Russian Federation is in much better shape than the West, and they will survive the current cionflict stronger and more united than ever.

Somehow the West has never learned tyhe lesson of sanctions: namely that imposing sanctions on a country unifies that country and encourages the people to rally behind their leader and against the people who are sanctioning them and making their lives miserable.

I am amazed at the sheer hubris of Westerners - that they have the right to tell other people how to govern themselves, which leaders to elect, and so on - never thinking that no one likes to have foreign powers meddle in their government. Just look at how Americans reacted to Russiagate. Do you think any other country would act differently?