Russian officials predict the US’s collapse amid the protests in Los Angeles. Alexei Pushkov, chair of the Russian Federation Council’s Commission on Information Policy, has claimed that the US is now “the top candidate for disintegration” due to mounting internal divisions, Ukrinform reports.

Pushkov, a prominent member of the ruling United Russia party, has shared his statement on Telegram.

“California is in a state of chaos and lawlessness. Rioters are pelting police cars with bricks, conveniently pre-positioned on pallets throughout Los Angeles, just like during the 2020 riots,” he writes. 

He has also accused California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, of siding with rioters and blaming federal authorities.

“While Brussels fantasizes about Russia’s collapse, which won’t happen, it is the US that may not survive the deep divisions shaking its society,” Pushkov has argued. 

He has concluded with a provocative prediction: “In the 21st century, the US may well become the Disunited States.”

Pushkov is no ordinary lawmaker. A career diplomat, he also heads the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and was among the authors of the constitutional amendments that enabled Vladimir Putin to extend his presidency indefinitely.

Meanwhile, Konstantin Blokhin, a political scientist with the Russian Academy of Sciences, has advised Trump to suppress the California protests by force. He has downplayed concerns over public opinion in what he described as a “non-Republican” state.

“I’m 100% certain that Democrats and liberals will immediately label him a dictator, despot, fascist — they’ll do it no matter what. If the situation develops rapidly and unpredictably, force will be necessary. If national security is at risk, no one will sit idly by,” he has claimed. 

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a formal message congratulating the Russian people on Russia Day, which coincided with Kyiv’s announcement that Russian troop losses in Ukraine have surpassed one million.

Rubio’s greetings come as Russia continues its escalated daily airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, causing numerous civilian casualties.