Ex-PM says Putin 'out of it', Ukraine war could last two years

Former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov told AFP he expected the war in Ukraine could last up to two years

Former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov told AFP he expected the war in Ukraine could last up to two years

He was Vladimir Putin's first prime minister but Mikhail Kasyanov never in his worst nightmares imagined that his former boss would unleash a full-scale war on Ukraine.

Kasyanov predicted the war could last for up to two years and said it is imperative that Ukraine win.