Boris Bondarev

A statesman must tell his own defeat from his nation’s defeat, and the loss of his job from the need to immediately change the country’s entire political construction,

• Boris Bondarev, a former Russian diplomat who quit his job in protest of Moscow’s 2022 invasion and is now based elsewhere in Europe, told Al Jazeera
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Aug 20, 13:32

They were not concerned about the political substance of the visit,

• Bondarev continued
  The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/01…Jan 29, 15:19

He is known for being extremely rude, capricious and unpredictable,

• Bondarev told The Moscow Times
  The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/01…Jan 29, 15:19

Guys, you’re in Mongolia, there is no jamón here,

• Bondarev recalled telling Ushakov’s aides when they asked for his help
  The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/01…Jan 29, 15:19

Why rattle sabres if it will only result in yet another reputation failure?”

• Boris Bondarev, who quit his Foreign Ministry job to protest the invasion of Ukraine, told Al Jazeera
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Jan 15, 09:12

But Putin is also aiming for the same kind of division and wants his own sphere of influence. It seems to me the events in Venezuela could be good news for him — he can discuss [spheres of influence] openly with Trump,

• Bondarev said
  The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/01…Jan 8, 16:36