Vladimir Ryzhkov: Russian imperialism will unleash new Yugoslavia
The annexation of Crimea, the war in eastern Ukraine, the recent large-scale military maneuvers by the Russian armed forces, the continuing increase in military outlays despite the deepening economic crisis, President Vladimir Putin's stated readiness to use nuclear weapons - and all of this against the backdrop of record approval ratings for the president - make it increasingly likely that a Yugoslavia-like scenario will play out on the territory of the former Soviet Union.