Ukraine news latest — Leaked Russian documents reveal how Putin expected a ‘collapse of the West’ and dropouts from Nato

VLADIMIR PUTIN hoped to gain Russia comparable power to the former Soviet Union as he expected the West to collapse and countries to drop out from Nato, leaked documents revealed. The Sun Online obtained leaked documents from inside the FSB security service which showed that Putin justified his invasion of Ukraine by citing Poland and Baltic states joining Nato as a threat. Putin imagined that after the invasion, there would have been an ultimatum send to the West to accept the Russian occupation and a no-fly zone over Poland and the Baltic states. The source added how Russia‘s “nuclear triad would be activated” leading to the “withdrawal of several countries from NATO” and a fundamental collapse of the West within the time allotted (by Putin) after the ultimatum was issued.” Fearful Western countries would issue “separate appeals to Russia that they are not conducting aggressive actions against Russia and they are not part of the possible war,” giving Putin’s nation power comparable to that of the former USSR. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…