Is this how World War 3 will start? Nato chief gives chilling prediction with simultaneous attacks by Putin & China

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A CHILLING forecast of how World War Three will start has been revealed by Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte.
The alliance chief has warned of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin launching simultaneous invasions - putting the planet under threat of nuclear Armageddon.
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Russian T-90 tanks take part in the Victory Day military parade, marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
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Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews the troops during his inspection of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin (R) and President of China Xi Jinping (L)
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Mark Rutte in The Hague for the 2025 Nato Summit, discussing key global security issues and strengthening alliances
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China would start by seeking to grab Taiwan - while ensuring the Kremlin dictator simultaneously attacks Nato territory.
Stressing the urgent need to re-arm and boost military budgets, Rutte chillingly told the New York Times: 'Let's not be naive about this: If Xi Jinping would attack Taiwan, he would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, residing in Moscow, and telling him, 'Hey, I'm going to do this, and I need you to to keep them busy in Europe by attacking Nato territory'.
'That is most likely the way this will progress."
Rutte explained that in order to "deter" the two powerful nations, there are two things that must be done.
He said: "One is that Nato, collectively, being so strong that the Russians will never do this.
'And second, working together with the Indo-Pacific - something President [Donald] Trump is very much promoting.
'Because we have this close interconnectedness, working together on defence industry, innovation between Nato and the Indo-Pacific.'
Russia could rebuild its military to a worrying capacity as early as 2027, according to a report by a top security think tank.
The International Institute for Strategic Studies said Putin may deploy his army onto a 'war footing' and try to test Nato by evoking Article 5.
This may see the Kremlin decide to leave Ukraine alone as it continues to recover from Russia's three-and-a-half year onslaught.
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Instead, Putin could commit to an attack on Nato states in the Baltics.
Fears are already looming that the Russian dictator is eyeing the Baltic republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, formerly part of the USSR.
Acknowledging how Putin is rearming at a speed "which is unparalleled in recent history," Rutte has insisted that Western countries increase defence spending.
He said: "We have an enormous geopolitical challenge on our hands.
'They are now producing three times as much ammunition in three months as the whole of Nato is doing in a year.
'This is unsustainable, but the Russians are working together with the North Koreans, with the Chinese and Iranians, the mullahs, in fighting this unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.
'So here, the Indo-Pacific and your Atlantic are getting more and more interconnected. We know that China has its eye on Taiwan.'
Russia today hit back at ex-Netherlands premier Rutte, claiming he had 'gorged on too many of the magic mushrooms beloved by the Dutch', while warning he should look forward to a future in a hellish Siberian labour camp.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to Deputy Commander of the Airborne Troops Anatoly Kontsevoy at a training centre
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Operation Dynamic Front in Finland earlier this year saw British and Nato allies take part in live fire exercises
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Romanian army tanks fire during the Exercise Steadfast Dart earlier this year
Senior Putin puppet and security official Dmitry Medvedev lashed out on X: "He sees collusion between China & Russia over Taiwan, and then a Russian attack on Europe.
"But he's right about one thing: he should learn Russian. It might come in handy in a Siberian camp.'
The warnings came as Russia continued its onslaught on Ukraine - days after Putin informed US President Donald Trump by telephone that he had no intention of halting his war of invasion.
Mad Vlad pummelled Ukraine with four S-300 missiles and 157 drones, with 127 of the UAVs shot down or suppressed by electronic warfare.
Explosions hit Kyiv and the surrounding region, with multiple people wounded and residential buildings damaged.
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In Ukraine's second city Kharkiv, a two year old child and a woman, 46, were among those hurt as Putin continued to terrorise civilians, seeking to weaken the population's resolve.
The Russians also hit Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region.
Apartment buildings were also hit in Kramatorsk in drone strikes.
Ukraine hit back with an attack sea drone seen being destroyed by Russian defences in Novorossiysk Bay in the Black Sea.
Moscow was forced to close its major international airport Sheremetyevo due to the threat of drones.
Rutte praised Trump for seeking to make progress with Putin just a few weeks after calling the US President "daddy" during a summit.
The Nato chief said: "He is the one who broke the deadlock with Putin. When he became president in January, he started these discussions with Putin, and he was the only one who was able to do this.
'This had to happen. A direct dialogue between the American president and the president of the Russian Federation.'
Yet this had not yet resulted in a long-awaited peace deal.
"We are not there yet, and that means that in the meantime you have to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to stay in the fight.'