# Russia will collapse tomorrow – and invade Europe in five years
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Publisher: marxist.com · published — · read 2026-09-11

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## Who is named (16)

- [Ukrainian power generation capacity](https://truthscore.com/entity/04fdff1e)
- [Denmark](https://truthscore.com/entity/066b9627)
- [NATO](https://truthscore.com/entity/16362660)
- [Arctic](https://truthscore.com/entity/19633836)
- [Danish military intelligence](https://truthscore.com/entity/23c8190a)
- [VTB Bank](https://truthscore.com/entity/276068e7)
- [Mark Rutte](https://truthscore.com/entity/368f6665)
- [Volodymyr Zelensky](https://truthscore.com/entity/4f547d60)
- [Ukrainian government](https://truthscore.com/entity/5b4e9c86)
- [Ozon](https://truthscore.com/entity/9995d1c5)
- [Wildberries](https://truthscore.com/entity/9d1899cd)
- [Ukrainian drones](https://truthscore.com/entity/a42582cf)
- [Russian gasoline production](https://truthscore.com/entity/a75fec89)
- [estimated repair cost of energy system](https://truthscore.com/entity/bbf41b23)
- [power deficit](https://truthscore.com/entity/c27cc0c6)
- [Russia](https://truthscore.com/entity/c8ccf265)

## What it added

- [Oil refineries are going up in flames one after another.](https://truthscore.com/claim/2a171e75)
  > Oil refineries are going up in flames one after another.
- [Ukrainian drones have paralysed half the country.](https://truthscore.com/claim/aca68da8)
  > Ukrainian drones have paralysed half the country.
- [By the end of August, Russian gasoline production had fallen to around 80,000 tonnes per day, against summer demand of roughly 115,000 tonnes – only enough to…](https://truthscore.com/claim/c2ea4c20)
  > By the end of August, following a new wave of Ukrainian strikes, Russian gasoline production had fallen to around 80,000 tonnes per day, against summer demand of roughly 115,000 tonnes – only enough to cover around 70 percent of domestic needs.
- [The state moved fairly quickly to restrict exports, increase imports and redistribute fuel between regions.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8472bfc2)
  > The state moved fairly quickly to restrict exports, increase imports and redistribute fuel between regions.
- [There are queues at petrol stations in many parts of the country, and people sometimes have to turn up early in the morning or late at night to fill their…](https://truthscore.com/claim/f5a9b3f9)
  > There are queues at petrol stations in many parts of the country, and people sometimes have to turn up early in the morning or late at night to fill their tanks.
- [Fuel crises occurred in 2011, 2018 and 2023.](https://truthscore.com/claim/70bbc506)
  > Fuel crises occurred in 2011, 2018 and 2023.
- [Russia’s oil industry is concentrated in the hands of a handful of giant vertically‑integrated corporations.](https://truthscore.com/claim/6983c2d5)
  > Russia’s oil industry is concentrated in the hands of a handful of giant vertically‑integrated corporations.
- [The state uses public money to compensate oil monopolies for the profits they ‘lose’ selling fuel to Russian consumers instead of exporting it at higher prices.](https://truthscore.com/claim/72724b49)
  > The state uses public money to compensate oil monopolies for the profits they ‘lose’ selling fuel to Russian consumers instead of exporting it at higher prices.
- [The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked off refined products from the Gulf, making it more profitable to export rather than sell on the Russian market.](https://truthscore.com/claim/30413a86)
  > Now that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has blocked off refined products from the Gulf, it has become even more profitable to export rather than sell on the Russian market.
- [Ukrainian drones targeted and burned down Ozon and Wildberries warehouses.](https://truthscore.com/claim/0f11e1b2)
  > The targeting and burning down of Ozon and Wildberries warehouses by Ukrainian drones – spectacular images of which have been eagerly circulated as evidence that the war is finally ‘coming home’ to the Russian economy – are even weaker ‘proof’ of Ukrainian military success.
- [Wildberries has financial obligations to VTB Bank.](https://truthscore.com/claim/b00a4714)
  > The argument is the following: Wildberries has financial obligations to VTB Bank, a huge Russian bank linked to the state.
- [According to the Ukrainian government, previous Russian strikes damaged or destroyed capacity responsible for around 80 percent of Ukrainian power generation…](https://truthscore.com/claim/4b4c47e5)
  > According to the Ukrainian government, previous Russian strikes damaged or destroyed capacity responsible for around 80 percent of Ukrainian power generation, while the power deficit reached roughly six gigawatts.
- [By the beginning of 2026, the estimated cost of repairing the damage to the energy system alone stood at around $64‑70 billion.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ad3f61a6)
  > By the beginning of 2026, the estimated cost of repairing the damage to the energy system alone stood at around $64-70 billion.
- [On 20 September, elections to the State Duma will take place in Russia.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f3e365e9)
  > On 20 September, elections to the State Duma will take place in Russia (the first since the war began).
- [Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that after the elections, Putin intends to mobilise another 300,000 people, and that in 2027 Russia supposedly plans to recruit…](https://truthscore.com/claim/a0a37bda)
  > On 23 August, Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that after the elections, Putin intends to mobilise another 300,000 people, and that in 2027 Russia supposedly plans to recruit another 500,000.
- [Since the partial mobilisation of 2022, Russia has recruited more than 1.3 million contract soldiers and continues to replace its losses primarily through this…](https://truthscore.com/claim/a7abb9c4)
  > Since the partial mobilisation of 2022, Russia has recruited more than 1.3 million contract soldiers and continues to replace its losses primarily through this mechanism.
- [Denmark is expanding its military presence in the Arctic and calling for a stronger NATO presence there.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1e9585ac)
  > Denmark is expanding its military presence in the Arctic and calling for a stronger NATO presence there.
- [Denmark’s own military intelligence explicitly states that there is currently no threat of a regular Russian attack on the Kingdom.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c7b6e6db)
  > Denmark’s own military intelligence explicitly states that there is currently no threat of a regular Russian attack on the Kingdom.
- [Mark Rutte said that governments could preserve their current levels of spending on healthcare and pensions but must “better learn to speak Russian”.](https://truthscore.com/claim/da832145)
  > NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte put the matter with almost exemplary frankness. Explaining why NATO countries must raise spending to five percent of GDP, he said that governments could preserve their current levels of spending on healthcare and pensions – but in that case they had “better learn to speak Russian”.
  > NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte put the matter with almost exemplary frankness.
- [If NATO does not increase arms production and military spending, Russia could, within several years, acquire the capability to successfully attack the alliance.](https://truthscore.com/claim/67df243c)
  > If NATO does not increase arms production and military spending, Russia could, within several years, acquire the capability to successfully attack the alliance.
- [The regime is living out its final months, and after the coming elections the Kremlin will have no option left but another mass mobilisation.](https://truthscore.com/claim/7b9d57db)
  > The regime is living out its final months, and after the coming elections the Kremlin will have no option left but another mass mobilisation.
- [If Russia fails to collapse after the September elections, in three years, five years, seven at the absolute most, Russia will attack NATO.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a9a9fe76)
  > If Russia fails to collapse after the September elections, in three years, five years, seven at the absolute most, Russia will attack NATO.
- [Anti‑Russian rhetoric has become an extraordinarily convenient political weapon for the European ruling class.](https://truthscore.com/claim/db9e5cd9)
  > Anti‑Russian rhetoric has become an extraordinarily convenient political weapon for the European ruling class.
- [The Russian regime retains support because many people see it as the only force capable of protecting the country from NATO threats.](https://truthscore.com/claim/caaed475)
  > The Russian regime retains support because many people see it as the only force capable of protecting the country from the threats constantly coming from NATO leaders.

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