‘Moscow and the US are united by a standard enemy – Europe’: Former KGB chief who fled Russia warns the continent is sleepwalking in the direction of its doom as he explains how new world order will unfold

Russia, China and the US will form a new ‘geopolitical order’ that may doom Europe if it fails to act, an ex-Russian secret services general has warned.

Yevgeny Savostyanov, who used to head up the KGB in Moscow, said the continent must ‘wake up quickly’ to Vladimir Putin‘s expansionist ambitions or risk falling into irrelevance. 

If leaders fail to act on the Russian threat, current negotiations between Donald Trump and Putin could lead to agreements which sideline Europe entirely.

To counter this, Savostyanov said governments across the continent must ‘take the burden of responsibility for [their] own destiny’ by both boosting defensive capacity and launching powerful information campaigns about global dangers.

In a damning message to European leaders, he told Italian outlet Corriere Della Serra: ‘Today you are under the thumb of two powers like Russia and these new USA, which deeply detest your basic values. 

‘They are united by what they believe to be a common enemy: you. You are surrounded, in some way.

‘I fear that there is no perception among you of the risk you are running…to the danger of irrelevance, first and foremost of its own democratic values.

‘A new geopolitical order will inevitably arise due to the US decision to drastically reduce its role in international affairs.

Russia and China could form part of the new world order that sidelines Europe, Savostyanov warned

Trump’s direct negotiations with Putin have concerned European leaders about their lack of involvement

Yevgeny Savostyanov, who used to head up the KGB in Moscow, said Europe must ‘wake up quickly’ 

‘Europe must regain its status as a global political entity in order to independently guarantee its own security.’

This fightback starts, he said, with the defence of Ukraine and an aggressive contintental information campaign that explains the new global reality to Europeans.

European officials have expressed concern about being sidelined during negotiations between Washington and Moscow.

They see no way to peace in Ukraine without US support, meaning they have to follow Trump’s lead at every stage of the process.

Leaders have scrambled to increase defence spending in recent weeks, with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warning that Europe urgently needs to ‘rearm’.

Russian, Ukrainian and American officials have held talks in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, in recent days, over a ceasefire, with the continent pressured to accept any deal despite not having a seat at the table.

Putin’s actions point to the long-term ambition of regaining global relevance not seen since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Savostyanov claimed.

Moscow, who just agreed to a maritime ceasefire with Kyiv in the Black Sea, will not lay down their arms until Putin is guaranteed a ‘Russian outpost’ on the Dnieper River.

Russia is likely to demand complete control of four Ukrainian regions it is partially occupying during the ceasefire talks, according to reports

The Russian President wants to ‘go down in history as “The Great Collector of Russian Lands”

This would mean negotiating to keep Odessa, Transnistria and Chisinau, as well as banning any kind of European peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

The Russian President wants to ‘go down in history as “The Great Collector of Russian Lands”, the one who reversed the disintegration of the empire that began in 1867 with the sale of Alaska to the USA’. 

Russia is likely to demand complete control of four Ukrainian regions it is partially occupying during the ceasefire talks, according to reports.

The ex-KGB head also said that China will likely have a prominent place in this new world order if Europe remains on its current political trajectory.

Russia is likely to become the ‘virtuous deputy’ of Beijing, with Europe ‘resigning itself to a de facto submission to the alliance between China, Russia and their assorted satellites.’

The Chinese Foreign Ministry denied yeserday that Beijing could join a potential peacekeeping mission spearheaded by EU leaders.

China claims to be neutral when it comes to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but continues to maintain close ties with Moscow.