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An apparent leaked Russian government document has revealed Vladimir Putin is preparing to 'spread chaos' across Europe plunging the continent into war.
The documents, which appear to be signed by Putin, were allegedly intercepted by Ukrainian hackers and lay out the despot's plans after the war in Ukraine has finished. The letter, which was dated December 12, 2023, appears to have been signed by the Russian dictator.
Ukraine's National Resistance Center said it intercepted the documents. The letter, understood to have been written to Putin, lays out a five-step plan to be introduced following the conclusion of the war in Ukraine and the 'fall of the Kyiv regime'.
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Valdimir Putin with Vyacheslav Volodin (vvolodin.ru)The letter reads: "After the conclusion of the SMO [special military operation] in Ukraine and the fall of the Kyiv regime, Russia's confrontation with the West will not stop, but will only intensify." The letter is understood to be written to Putin by State Duma head Vyacheslav Volodin.
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They reveal key ideas of nationalisation of key industries, increasing censorship, wiping out internal opposition, 'de-Westernisation' of Russia and "export of chaos" across Europe. Volodin also slams the "shameful" Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, a post-World War I era treaty that led to Russia losing control of Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, the Baltic provinces and its Caucasus provinces of Kars and Batum.
Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin (Getty Images)This led to the later formation of states such as Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The letter calls for the effects of the pact to be reversed.
The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about his readiness to use nuclear weapons since invading Ukraine in February 2022. The most recent such threat came in his state-of-the-nation address last month, when he warned the West that deepening its involvement in the fighting in Ukraine would risk a nuclear war.
The twisted remains left after Russian bombing (Anadolu via Getty Images)Asked in an interview with Russian state television released early Wednesday if he has ever considered using battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Putin responded that there has been no need for that. He also noted that he doesn’t think that the world is heading for a nuclear war, describing U.S. President Joe Biden as a veteran politician who fully understands possible dangers of escalation.
Still, the remarks appeared to be a message to the West that he is prepared to use all means to protect his gains in Ukraine. Putin said that in line with the country’s security doctrine, Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons in case of a threat to “the existence of the Russian state, our sovereignty and independence.”
The letter intercepted by Ukrainian hackers (Ukraine's National Resistance Center)“All that is written in our strategy, we haven’t changed it,” he said. In an apparent reference to NATO allies that support Kyiv, he also declared that “the nations that say they have no red lines regarding Russia should realize that Russia won’t have any red lines regarding them either.”
Lithuania’s foreign minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, recently lamented that the West too often constrains itself with self-imposed “red lines” regarding Russia. He also welcomed a comment by French President Emmanuel Macron that the possibility of Western troops being sent to Ukraine could not be ruled out.