Ukraine "is only the beginning," Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev warned in a recent interview.
In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, the newly appointed
Colonel-General Andrey Mordvichev said that the war "will not stop here [in Ukraine]."
"If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to, of course then [the war] will be longer," he added.
Pshh. This is an advantage to mother Russia. Since there are less Russians they will fight even harder for their motherland. Unlike the wimpy NATO who only fight because they are brainwashed.
NATO has 500,000 active troops, and the largest Navy and Air Force in the world. Ain't happening, sweetheart. Especially since Ukraine has taken 50% of the Russian combat capabilities.
As if the US would not sell weapons to Europe. Even without sending troops (or rather even if recalling all troops currently stationed in Europe) the US arms industry would not let such an opportunity for extra profits pass. And as we see in Ukraine weapon systems can compensate for a lot of manpower.
I don't speak Russian, but I'm transcribing the English subtitles:
Interviewer: How long will the war last?
Mordvichev: I think there is plenty of time to spend. It is pointless to talk about a specified period. If we are talking about Eastern Europe, which we will have to... of course, then it will be longer.
Interviewer: Ukraine is only a stepping stone?
Mordichev: Yes, absolutely. It is only the beginning. I think all kinds of ideologists and instigators of this war will not stop here.
Since he's a Russian general, I assume that by "instigators and ideologists of this war" he means someone higher up in the US or NATO. Certainly he's not referring to Putin or the Kremlin. And he's saying they will not stop here.
It's not that I think you'll understand given your 'assumption', but as Russia is the aggressor here and it was Russia that invaded Ukraine, your comment doesn't make any sense.
It does imo. The headline suggests that the general plans to invade europe. But actually in his (fucked up) worldview he frames the west of wanting to invade russia. Would be a completely different story. That Russia IS the aggressor is irrelevant to the generals subjective view, ain't it?
Iirc the Russian military has a huge number of generals. This might be more like "random local council representative spouts off about national politics" than "senior military leader states top level policy."
This is kinda known since the war started and Lukashenko presented a map of the 'special military operation' with attack paths into all of Ukraine, as well of Moldova. It was never just a few regions of Ukraine as Russia keeps repeating, it was the whole country and more from the beginning.
Any search engine will do for: Lukashenko map attack
Just keep saying you're winning massive victories and planning to rename the streets in Amsterdam, and some Russians might be dumb enough to believe it
To get the country behind the idea of fighting a long hard war. That is needed right now fighting Ukraine and much more of it is needed, if they would fight the EU.
If this were just a video game, or something without actual lives at stake, I’d tell Putin to go ahead and try. Russia’s loss would be quick, decisive, and thorough. Russia’s ineptitude has been so complete that future generations will have a hard time believing it.
Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sparking fears from many analysts that the Kremlin may have greater ambitions beyond taking control of its former Soviet neighbor.
Russian commentators and lawmakers have often heightened those fears with their anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rhetoric throughout the war—routinely encouraging direct strikes on European and even American targets.
In a recent interview with Moscow's state-run Russia-1, a clip of which circulated widely on social media Saturday, Mordvichev said he believes Putin's war will last quite a long time and expand in the future.
The Russian leader and his allies have repeatedly said they do not view Ukraine as independent from Russia, saying that the sovereign nation should be brought back under Moscow's control.
Analysts have citied the Russian president's vision and the suggestions to expand the war from his various allies as worrying signs that Moscow could push its military efforts beyond Ukraine.
NATO leaders have defended their military and humanitarian aide to Ukraine, saying their aim is to prevent Putin from pushing his forces further west into Europe.
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Watch out for the propaganda, governments needs to scare off people to control them and to enforce laws. Even if they want to invade the entire world as long as you believe in freedom you can shrug them off with a stick.