“Most nations currently aligned with America will ultimately capitulate and pledge allegiance to Russia, seeking inclusion in our alliance.”
Alaudinov is also touted by the Russian investigative outlet Novaya Gazeta as a possible successor to Ramzan Kadyrov, who is believed to be suffering from necrotizing pancreatitis—a condition leading the Kremlin to search for his replacement.
Putin Focus More on Nukes
President Putin, in March, refuted any notion of Russia planning an assault on NATO territories. “The idea that we would follow up Ukraine with an attack on Europe is utterly preposterous,” he remarked. Highlighting the disparity in defense expenditures between Washington and Moscow, Putin questioned the plausibility of confronting NATO. Nonetheless, since September 2022, he has affirmed Russia’s readiness to deploy nuclear weapons in defense of its territorial integrity, stating unequivocally, “This is not a bluff.” More recently, in his annual national address in Moscow this February, Putin announced that his strategic nuclear forces were fully operational.
Zelensky Also Believes Putin May Target NATO
Last year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speculated that should Kyiv fall to Russian forces, Putin might next target NATO member Poland, potentially sparking World War III, as reported by the BBC.
Echoing similar concerns, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated last week that a Russian victory in Ukraine might precipitate World War III. In an interview with the BBC in Washington, D.C., Shmyhal remarked, “The defeat of Kyiv would unravel the global security framework… leading to the emergence of a new security system or a sequence of similar conflicts eventually escalating into a Third World War.”
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