Russia -Ukraine war may continue for decades,

says putin ally Dmistry Medvedev

Russian President Vladimir Putin's top ally Dmitry Medvedev has said that the war with Ukraine can

last for decades and long periods of fighting can continue interspersed by truces, reported Russia's RIA

news agency on Thursday.

The report stated that former president and deputy chairman of Putin's Security Council Medvedev had

made the statement during his visit to Vietnam.

Medvedev is known for making hardline comments. Last month, he described Ukrainian authorities as

an infection.

"This conflict will last a very long time, most likely decades. As long as there is such a power in place,

there will be, say, three years of truce, two years of conflict, and everything will be repeated,” RIA

cited Medvedev as saying.

Medvedev reiterated the claim of Moscow that Ukraine is a Nazi state. In January, Medvedev stated that

if Russia was defeated, it would lead to a nuclear war.