11:49 01-12-2025

Gurulev Outlines Russia’s Strategy for a NATO Conflict

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Russian MP Andrey Gurulev details how Moscow would target NATO command, logistics and missile-defense sites in a conflict, citing pre-set military algorithms.

Russian State Duma member and retired lieutenant general Andrey Gurulev has outlined how he envisions a potential military confrontation between Russia and NATO. He argues that if tensions were to escalate into open conflict, Moscow would aim to cripple the alliance’s command structures and logistics within the very first minutes.

Gurulev noted that Western discussions increasingly reference the years 2028–2030 as a possible «risk window», which, in his view, reflects NATO’s long-term strategic planning. He insisted that Russia’s General Staff has its own approach and a clearly defined list of priority targets in the event of such a scenario.

In his Telegram channel, the general said that any attempt to carry out these Western plans would be interpreted by the Russian command as a signal to activate pre-established operational algorithms. According to him, Russia’s initial response would likely target NATO’s command-and-control infrastructure, including headquarters and communications hubs.

Gurulev went on to suggest that strikes on logistical networks would follow. Among the critical nodes he listed were major rail lines, bridges and ports in Eastern Europe, as well as missile defense bases in Poland and Romania.

He also highlighted Western efforts to deploy tactical nuclear weapons near Russia’s borders, asserting that such moves would be countered in advance.

The general recalled Russia’s newest strategic systems, such as Poseidon and Burevestnik, describing them as components of the country’s nuclear deterrent. From his perspective, any structure that attempted to strike Russia «would cease to exist», as he put it. He concluded that NATO would face a rapid collapse of its command functions and infrastructure, leaving nothing to rebuild.