It is a nightmare scenario, almost out of a video game, described by Richard Sirrev, a former Deputy Supreme Commander of his Allied forces NATO in Europe. In an extensive article published in the Dailymail and republished by the news, he imagines how a third world war could erupt between the West and the Russia with China.
The starting point of this imagination war Between NATO, Russia and China It is an electric “Blackout” in Lithuania on November 3, 2025. Soon, riots and chaos spread to the three Baltic countries, paving the way for Russian military intervention from Kaliningrad and Belarus.
The general then describes an uncontrolled escalation. While Vilnius sinks into power outages and violence, Vladimir Putin mobilizes armored divisions and accuses the Lithuanians of “persecuting” the Russian -speaking population.
In the coming days, NATO is forced to rely on Article 5, but doubts about US commitment paralyze any decisive reaction. Donald Trump, staying at the White House, refuses to get involved directly and is limited to ambiguous statements.
At the same time, Beijing is exploiting confusion. On November 6, Xi Jinping launches a mass attack on Taiwan: Thousands of rockets, followed by flock of drones, neutralizing the island’s defense. The next day, select forces make a paratrooper, while an invasion fleet begins the encirclement. Human losses, military and policies, are already measured in thousands, while world public opinion is watching the spectacle of a total war.
Sirev’s narrative emphasizes Western split. Germany is trying to withdraw its troops from the Baltic, Macron’s France recognizes Beijing’s “right” to Taiwan, and Britain orders its aircraft carrier to retire from the Indo-Pacific. Within just a few days, NATO, a pillar of European security for 80 years, is dissolved in front of the eyes of the world.
At the end of this strategic fantasy, China enforces its law in Asia, Russia is consolidating its conquests in Eastern Europe and the West is on the sidelines, unable to defend. A harsh warning, according to Sirrev, against the relaxation of European leaders in the face of threats now on two fronts.