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| Two conjectures: Russia must be ready for World War Three within three years, Putin willing to down civilian airlines | |
| 2025-01-16 | |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Russia must be ready for World War Three within three years, a pro-Putin MP has warned in the latest grave threat to Ukraine's western allies.
'Europe explains to us that in 2028–2029 [it and its allies] will be ready to fight Russia,' he assessed. 'Here it is necessary to prepare the male population and, naturally, defend the Motherland. We must talk about this and not be ashamed of it.' Responding to the comments, Yuri Shvytkin, deputy chair of the State Duma Defence Committee, firmly agreed with the assessment, telling Ridus that 'every Russian must understand that in the event of external aggression, he must take up arms and defend the Motherland.' He shied away from calling for immediate mobilisation, suggesting the threat was not yet a pressing issue. Putin is willing to kill innocent civilians in airline terror atrocities against the West with Europe warned to expect surge in attacks 'soon', expert warns [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Putin will not shy away from causing mass casualties in the next phase of Russia's 'hidden war' against the West, an expert has claimed in the wake of suspected 'hybrid' efforts to sow disruption in Europe through alleged sabotage plots. Keir Giles, an expert on the Russia at Chatham House, told Metro that civilians are 'likely' to be the victims of future plots, and that the West should expect a surge in terror attacks soon. The Kremlin has been accused of orchestrating attacks on European soil as retribution for the West's broad backing of Ukraine against Russia's full-scale invasion, or to undermine support for Kyiv. Counter-terrorism police in Britain were last year said to be investigating suspected Russian involvement in the planting of a hidden incendiary device in a parcel on a plane headed for the UK. The device ultimately burst into flames in a warehouse and no casualties were reported. Mr Giles said that where, during the Cold War, Russia sponsored terrorist movements to carry out attacks in Europe, 'now with these airlines parcel plots, the willingness from Russia to cause mass casualties has returned'. 'We should soon expect a surge in Russian state terrorist attacks across Europe,' he cautioned. The stark warning came as Poland's Prime Minister claimed that Russia has been planning acts of 'air terror' against airlines worldwide, staging sabotage and diversion on Polish soil and beyond. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Putin would be insane, considering how expensive Ukraine has been. Conversely, attacking Russia would be insane considering how such attempts have always failed. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2025-01-16 16:51 |
| #1 'Europe explains to us that in 2028–2029 [it and its allies] will be ready to fight Russia,' Some Europeans might have said that but does anybody really believe it? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-01-16 14:07 |