I think we could see Russia itself break apart the way the Soviet Union did in 1991.
What do you think the world would be like if that happened?
I think it would be unbelievably dangerous for the entire world if Russia started to disintegrate. The western part of Russia would have control of nukes and who knows what type of man will rise up to "save" the Rodina.
Everybody here cheering on the demise of Russia should look at Syria, Libya, Iraq and multiply it by 1000s of nuclear weapons.
We will be lucky if somehow a grown up can calm everybody down and quit throwing gas on this fire.
I'm thinking that if Putin goes nuclear and decides to attack the US in order to destroy us, he'll level Texas, Florida, all the silos in the plains, the sub bases and leave NYC, California (except for military bases/air fields and ports) and just let us eat each other alive.
Europe will be worse, but who f#$king cares about them? Africa and South America will just STFU and welcome the new bosses that rise from the ashes of China, Russia and the US. All the smart people that want to get back to nature will be given their wish and have a lot fewer people around. The elites will be hunted down and destroyed and don't even realize that they will be seen as the cause of the new dark age.
If I'm alive (which I doubt) I will have some schadenfreude when the billionaires, politicians and their families are lined up and dealt with...... similar to the Russian revolution or the French Revolution.... the mob will despise them and I hope they sell tickets.
Just look at the devastation and loss of life in Donetsk, Lugansk, and Mariupol from ‘benefactor’ Russia. What group of Russian emigres would ever want “Russia’s protection” from now on? They know it is just a callous land grab by Russia and they are the pawns.