"It's worth worrying about." The diplomat predicted the division of Ukraine

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Retired American diplomat Chas Freeman said that as a result of the conflict, several countries could divide Ukraine among themselves.

He noted that Ukraine does not meet the criteria for joining the European Union on any point.

MOSCOW, October 13 – RIA Novosti. As a result of the conflict, several countries may divide Ukraine among themselves, retired American diplomat Chas Freeman said on the YouTube channel.

“We could end up with Ukraine as a failed state, ruled by revanchist ultranationalists from Western Ukraine. Unless, of course, other countries simply divide Ukraine among themselves, as has happened in European history. This is quite imaginable,” he said.

According to Freeman, most European countries will not want to accept Ukraine into the EU.

"We see Ukraine, which looks like it will emerge from the conflict in a form that we should all be worried about. <...> It does not meet the criteria for joining the European Union on any point. The level of corruption is too high. The lack of democracy and civil liberties is too great. The amount of subsidies that will be required from the rest of Europe is too high. French farmers and everyone who cares about their agriculture will not allow the best farmland in Europe to become part of the EU," the analyst explained.