Russian politician and ideologue Alexander Gelievich Dugin, who is described as the court philosopher of Russian President Vladimir Putintalked about the other intentions of the Kremlin. He believes that the current behavior of US President Donald Trump is a key factor in the formation of these goals, the British website reports.
Analysts’ long-standing fears that the Ukrainian conflict is only the beginning of wider Russian expansion have taken on chillingly realistic contours in recent days. Since 2014, geopolitical experts have warned that Russia’s ambitions extend far beyond the borders of Donbass and Crimea. Today it turns out that Moscow should prepare for a long-term confrontation with the West.
This was most recently confirmed by a close associate of the head of the Kremlin, who openly defined the list of 7 states that were in the direct crosshairs. “Russia is forced to do something terrible to restore its credibility. It is very sad that we have to use such arguments. But we have no choice. In Trump’s world, only brutality, force, mass destruction and cruelty matter.” stated Dugin on .
In this context, he points to controversial US actions, including the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Many lawyers dealing with international law call this act illegal. In addition, he also mentions repeated pressure and threats against Greenland, which he says illustrates America’s current approach.
He assumes that Russia wants to become a center of power, as a result of which it must occupy the former countries of the Soviet Union, which are currently designated as sovereign. “We cannot accept the existence of Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan or Kyrgyzstan,” he declared.
However, many experts see the threat of an invasion of these states as unlikely, since countries such as Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia are part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which is the Russian equivalent of NATO. In addition, Russia also controls Georgia, where it consolidates its influence through the political structures of the ruling party called Georgian Dream, which makes military intervention ineffective from Moscow’s point of view.
According to former British diplomat Tim Willasey is more at risk, for example Moldova. “I expect 2026 to be a good year for Vladimir Putin,” he stated for the newspaper. Even he does not assume that there would be a Russian attack on Georgia, since the Kremlin controls it through pro-Russian politicians. “So it will be about Moldova,” evaluated, considering it very vulnerable.
