I hope he’s not still alive by then.

And the more authoritarians win in Europe and the US the faster that time line is accelerated

That would be a big mistake by Putin. Could be his last. And it will take more than 8 years to even think about it. Ukraine has deflated the Russian military. It will take more than 10 years for them to rearm

Ok but… how? With whom?

So in Russian terms, that's like 40-60 years right? We're two years into a couple week special operation, so I doubt that they'll be anywhere close to being able to take on an entire military alliance by 2030 when they can barely handle a single former client state.

hope he is decaying by this time

How do I link the Noncredibledefense community?

This is the best summary I could come up with:

An increasingly belligerent Russian President Vladimir Putin could attack the NATO military alliance in less than a decade, Germany's Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned.

Following the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has upped its aggressive rhetoric against some of its neighbors — including the Baltic countries and Poland, which are all members of NATO, and Moldova — prompting top European defense officials to warn of the risk of a major conflict.

Earlier this month, Sweden's commander-in-chief General Micael Bydén similarly called on Swedes to "prepare themselves mentally" for war.

In his interview with Der Tagesspiegel, Pistorius said the Swedish warnings were "understandable from a Scandinavian perspective," adding that Sweden faced "an even more serious situation," given its proximity to Russia.

Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, an outspoken Putin critic who has been one of the loudest voices in support of Ukraine in the EU, on Thursday called on Europe to speed up preparations for more Russian aggression.

"There's a chance that Russia might not be contained in Ukraine," Landsbergis told French newswire AFP at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Ah yes, politico, Germanys most credible news agency /s

Probably more like 30, they're about out of warm bodies.

NATO would wipe the floor with them, at any point in time.

(x) Doubt

Thanks for the 8 sources of these 3 (or more) related stories :

From Germany you had 3 more sources which were :
Russian spring offensive could lead to war with Nato, according to German defence scenario https://www.intellinews.com/russia-could-attack-nato-as-early-as-february-bild-reports-307785/

Germany warns of Russian attack on NATO within ‘5-8 years’ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/germany-warns-of-russian-attack-on-nato-within-5-8-years-/3113783

Leaked German military documents laid out a doomsday scenario where Russia wins in Ukraine then invades Europe
https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-military-docs-envision-russia-war-nato-in-2024-2024-1

2 from Poland :
‘Europe will be subject to a direct Russian attack in the next few years’ — Polish PM Tusk https://news.yahoo.com/europe-subject-direct-russian-attack-150500271.html

Polish PM warns of possible Russian aggression against Europe https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/polish-pm-warns-of-possible-russian-aggression-1704315471.html

and 2 from Estonia:
Europe has 3-5 years to prepare for threat from Russia's side - Estonian PM https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/01/15/7437368/

Russia's attack on NATO - Kaja Kallas says there is 3-5 years to prepare and calls for stopping Putin in Ukraine
https://eng.obozrevatel.com/section-world/news-there-are-3-5-years-to-prepare-estonian-prime-minister-warned-of-possible-russian-aggression-against-nato-16-01-2024.html

Edits : added the one i missed. 2nd ed: corrected source.