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Russia Might Be ‘Prepping’ for ‘Big War’ Before 2030

Zelensky warns Russia’s expanding military and energy revenues could enable a large-scale European war by 2030, urging tighter sanctions and defense support for Ukraine.

  • On Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia is preparing for a 'big war' in Europe that could begin in 2029 or 2030, posting the alert on X as a plea for support.
  • Zelensky urged cutting off Russia's energy revenue and reducing its access to Western money as the U.S. Treasury targeted Rosneft and Lukoil while Brussels pursues a fossil-fuel ban by January 2027.
  • As Russia pours money into its military, record spending and increased production of missiles, drones and armoured divisions expand the Kremlin's defence-industrial base, Kyiv says.
  • Europe's reliance on U.S. guarantees remains a key vulnerability as a June Kiel Institute report flagged defence production bottlenecks despite NATO capitals pledging 5 percent of GDP spending.
  • Moscow dismissed the warnings as escalatory and accused European governments of sabotaging peacemaking, while Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, urged Washington to avoid actions escalating the conflict and opposed NATO expansion.
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A large-scale Russian war would probably involve US-led NATO.

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Poland's Foreign Minister warns that a Russian victory in Ukraine would directly affect Europe's security.

Russia is increasing the production of military equipment, which indicates not only its unwillingness to end the war with Ukraine, but also its plans for 2029-2030. pro...

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Metro News broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
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