Garry Kasparov (who is Jewish) is considered the greatest chess player of all time. Kasparov is an enemy of Putin and is classified as a terrorist by Russia.
Kasparov said the following at the beginning of this October: "For me, the conflict in Gaza is the biggest distraction from global challenges. Europe is not decided in Gaza. It is decided in Ukraine. The outcome of everything, from Taiwan to Venezuela, will be decided in Ukraine." He also said: "I am convinced that the next step in escalation will be a small-scale provocation against a Baltic country before the end of the year. He will do it. He just needs to show that Article 5 does not work. His goal is to prove that NATO is dead, and the best way is to display its impotence. He will try it with a limited incursion."
I'm also very convinced that Russia will soon invade the Baltics. I published a post about it and summarized all the reasons I've heard that point to an impending Russian attack on the Baltics. I don't know if that will happen this year, but I'm certain it will happen by May 2026 at the latest.
Based on everything I've heard in the last few days, I'm pretty sure Russia will invade Europe soon.
What I've heard in the last few days: 1. That France has ordered its hospitals to prepare for a major war with Russia by March 2026 at the latest. 2. That Russia has tested the air defense of European countries with drones and jets. 3. That Russia has been monitoring important European military bases with drones. 4. Dmitry Chernyshov has listed several indicators that Russia is about to attack NATO in the Baltic States. He sees the Zapad 2025 exercise as a repeat of Russia’s Zapad 2021 exercise. This was the exercise that preceded the invasion of Ukraine. Chernyshov sees the (1) Russian naval drills in the Baltic as an indicator. He says that (2) “almost all tanks have disappeared” from the Ukrainian front and suspects they are being readied for use against NATO. Ukrainian sources confirm that not only tanks but other Russian weapons have been used less frequently in recent weeks, as the numbers of these weapon knocked out by Ukrainian forces has declined. (3) Russian railroad and road bridges along the Baltic frontier are being strengthened so they can support heavy armor. (4) Large field hospitals, fuel depots, and ammunition stores are being established in Belarus and Kaliningrad, where civil defense drills have begun. (5) Copying the military organization of World War Two, the Kremlin has re-established military district commands in Moscow and Leningrad (calling the St. Petersburg district the “Leningrad Military District”). According to Lee Wheelbarger and Johnny Anderson, Russia has been mobilizing troops throughout the summer and air traffic strongly suggests they are moving troops from the Far East. Chernyshov points out that (6) “Conscription is no longer seasonal (spring/autumn) but year-round.” (7) There are also indications that certain Telegram channels are being “massively purged,” with plans “underway to shut down WhatsApp — possibly even Telegram — forcing a switch to domestic messengers.”