In a chilling forecast of global strategic shifts, a close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin, General Apti Alaudinov, has vowed the destruction of the NATO alliance by the year 2030. This announcement, made on Russian state television, underscores the Kremlin’s long-term ambitions and represents a stark escalation in rhetoric against the Western military bloc.
General Alaudinov, who has been a prominent figure directing Chechen forces in Ukraine, was appointed deputy at the Main Directorate for Military and Political Work at the defense ministry by Putin. The general’s words were not minced during his televised appearance with Olga Skabeyeva, the co-host of the program 60 Minutes on Russia-1 channel. His stark warning was, “Yes, we will have to work hard until 2029-2030, but I can assure you that the outcome of this special military operation will be that the NATO bloc will cease to exist in the format in which it exists today.”
Adding to the gravity of these comments, Alaudinov boldly claimed that countries currently aligned with the United States would instead “kneel down and swear an oath to Russia, asking to be accepted into our coalition.”
This provocative statement on the future of NATO comes amid a period of heightened tensions as the conflict in Ukraine persists. These assertions stand in contrast to remarks by Putin himself, who has labeled the idea of a Russian attack on a NATO member as “sheer nonsense,” considering the vast discrepancy between defense budgets of the United States and Russia. Nevertheless, Putin has not shied away from reiterating that Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend its “territorial integrity,” claiming that its strategic nuclear forces stand ready.
Simultaneously, an acerbic discussion on Russian state television has detailed potential Russian strikes on NATO territories, adding fuel to the flames of anxiety. Vladimir Solovyov, a well-known host on Russia-1, suggested France and Poland as possible targets. “We must calmly say that if France deploys troops, we destroy the French headquarters on French territory,” Solovyov said, while also proposing aggressive actions against Poland in response to Polish President Andrzej Duda’s openness to hosting nuclear weapons of other NATO members.
This menacing dialogue has been paralleled by comments from Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov, who warned that the Russians could strike Polish territory should Duda proceed with hosting NATO nuclear weapons. “Facilities hosting the munitions will be a military target for Russia,” Ryabkov told the TASS news agency.
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