Jack Matlock, who served as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union until 1991, made the comments after Russia was accused of brutal war crimes in Ukraine.
A former U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union during the Cold War said Monday he fears a world in which Russia is seen as a"pariah" nation.
Matlock's comments came after Russia drew international outrage this past weekend over reports of mass atrocities and was accused of committing brutal war crimes in Ukraine. Officials in the country said Russian troops massacred over 400 civilians when they withdrew from the Kyiv region this weekend. Graphic images that have circulated worldwide showRussian soldiers have also been accused ofMatlock told CNN,"I was involved in negotiating the end of the Cold War.
But Brian Klaas, an associate professor of global politics at University College London, told CNN he disagreed with Matlock. Russia, he said, has brought pariah status upon itself.
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