According to the philosopher, were Russia to eventually lose, this war could lead to civil war. The Russian-born philosopher stressed that the risk of civil war would increase if any territory already occupied were ceded to Ukraine. Such a move would also increase the death toll.

Prominent Russian philosopher, historian, and sociologist Alexander Dugin warned in a recent interview with the Dubai-based Al Arabiya channel of the current “very dangerous war” that “Russia cannot lose,” as it would result in a civil war.

According to Dugin, any Russian decision to cede conquered territory “would lead to a domestic explosion”, with Russia finding itself in a “civil war”. „Russia cannot lose under any circumstance, since a single step backwards would lead to a thousand steps backwards,” he said.

The philosopher noted that Russia would fight to the end because it simply cannot stop. „We cannot lose and we will not be satisfied until Ukraine is fully liberated from the pro-NATO political elites, regardless of the cost. This is what we will consider a victory.”

While Russia currently has „no reason to threaten nuclear war,” if it were to begin losing on the battlefield, such a threat could lead to the use of its nuclear arsenal, Dugin explained.

Russia is at war now because one of the West’s allies decided to fight the Russians, the Russian philosopher opined.