On Aug. 19, the Russian state news agency TASS reported on comments made by the Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, who claimed Ukraine would be the next Afghanistan if the U.S. and NATO were to abandon its defense.
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Polygraph: Is Ukraine the next Afghanistan? Nyet so fast
Ukrainian tank units drive through Khreshchatyk Street during the Independence Day military parade in Kyiv on Aug. 24, 2021.
