Russian state media published comments by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, in a particular interpretation supporting the Kremlin’s efforts to prepare Russians for a prolonged war in Ukraine. The goal, as stated, is allegedly to achieve the destruction of Ukrainian statehood within 10 years, reports the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). In an interview with the Russian publication Argumenty i Fakty on July 17, Dmitry Medvedev stated that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s suggestion that Ukraine could join the alliance within the next ten years was no…