Posted on 05/01/2023 2:20:05 PM PDT by dennisw
RUSSIA will collapse into potentially nuclear armed warring mini-states as a result of Vladimir Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine, a former CIA analyst has grimly predicted.
The vast country has been fatally weakened by the tyrant’s recklessness and he is likely to be killed on the verge of the tumultuous events that will engulf it in the coming years, argues Paul Goble.
The number of Russian dead is approaching 200,000, according to Ukraine's defence ministry, while an estimated £17 billion worth of equipment has been lost.
In the wake of the disastrous defeats, attention has now focused on what happens to Russia and the fate of Putin himself.
Some are now beginning to predict the country could fall apart, with Putin’s use of ethnic minority troops who have been dying in disproportionate numbers in the Ukraine war also a factor that could come back to haunt him.
Colourful maps have been produced by various analysts painting a picture of Russia that resembles the board game Risk - with borders redrawn and the country splitting apart into pieces.
Goble is a longstanding expert on Russia and previously the Soviet Union who has worked as an analyst for the CIA and also the US State Department.
“People are now much more open to the possibility that the Russian Federation might not be able to remain in one piece,” he told The Sun Online.
“What we’re likely to see is something different than the coming apart of the great empires.
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Can't wait to read his expert take on upcoming pandemics.
I trust the CIA as much as I trust used car salesmen.
This article reeks of Bulls!it
Wow...say what you want about Putin but he must be one hell of a leader if he was able to hold that mess together and get high approval ratings. Really is remarkable.
Wasn’t this the deep state plan for years now ? The “decolonization of Russia” I believe it was called
Only in my dreams, I’m afraid.
We got the same thing here.
This is freaking hilarious. The former CIA analyst must be a crackhead.
Haahhahha... Moscow ends up in Belarus. While St Petersburg ends up in Finland.
“The distance from central St Petersburg to the border with Finland is 400 km (250 mi), which is even closer than Moscow.”
Or someone takes power, kills all his rivals and things go on as they are now.
I like seeing the US taking a slice..why not?
If Russia can invade and annex why cant we LOL!
I think China has expressed some interest in the land that was formerly theirs. Maybe they would offer Russia some help to repress their ethnic minorities in exchange for favorable terms on land in the East containing minerals that China wants?
“RUSSIA will collapse into potentially nuclear armed warring mini-states as a result of Vladimir Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine, a former CIA analyst has grimly predicted.”
May it be so! And May russia’s nukes not be operational.
China needs more territory with their 1.5 billion citizens.
Give China Siberia
You go dominentbiscuit, you send that tranny army over there into Russia to take a slice and annex for Joey!
WTH not?
“...an estimated £17 billion worth of equipment has been lost...”
Pikers! Compared to the $80 billion lost by Puppet Biden in Afghanistan! When will the USA break apart?
Ukraine still winning, yup, CIA filtered news, I guess we are all idiots now.
That’s a lot of Kazakhstan. That would really put them on the map.
Oh my! What happens if Soros is killed and DC is left leaderless?
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