This claim usually seems to be in relation to discussions of Oligarchs and Putin’s rise to power. Is it true that the International community provided any sort of political, economic, or legal aid to Yeltsin or any of the other post-soviet leaders?
I can see the point of the claim; imagining the Yugoslav wars, but with nukes, seems pretty terrifying.
/u/Kochevnik81 has a good post on post-USSR aid