The TV pundit said Russia should not get involved in 'another Afghanistan,' referring to the Soviet Union's disastrous campaign.
on TV channel Russia-1, the TV pundit made the call to end the war after Russia suffered a humiliating loss.with Ukraine claiming one of its missiles struck the vessel. Russia, however, said ammunition on board exploded and caused it to sink.
The pundit said Russia should not get involved in a conflict that could be"another Afghanistan," referring to the disastrous war between the Soviet Union and Mujahideen fighters that ended in the late 1980s. In this picture taken on April 13, 2022, a Russian soldier stands guard at the Luhansk power plant in the town of Shchastya. The TV pundit said Russia should pursue diplomacy with Kyiv.He later added:"Do we need to get into another Afghanistan, but even worse? There are more people and they're more advanced in their handling of weapons.
"We don't need that. Enough already. The army has already completed its task. Let diplomats or some other structures solve these problems. The army can't be the decision-making organ for all these things."
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