Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Nikolai Patrushev warned in an interview published on Tuesday that Ukraine may "cease to exist" in 2025. Patrushev, who previously served as secretary of Russia's Security Council,

Asked about possible territorial concessions that could be agreed under Trump's presidency, which begins in just days, a long-time Putin ally suggested by the end of 2025 Ukraine might be no longer be a sovereign state.

Moldovan officials have condemned recent remarks by Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who claimed that Moldova “will either become part of another state or cease to exist” due to its “anti-Russian policy,