Volodymyr Zelenskyy has listed the order of the countries he believes Russia will target if it succeeds with its goals in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president said he believes Vladimir Putin will turn to Kazakhstan next, before moving on to the Baltic states, Poland, and Germany.
“For him, we are a satellite of the Russian Federation,” he told CBS.
“At the moment, it’s us, then Kazakhstan, then Baltic states, then Poland, then Germany. At least half of Germany.”
Kazakhstan, like the Baltic states, was part of the vast Soviet Union before its collapse in 1991.
Poland was under the effective control of the Soviets as a satellite state, as was the eastern half of Germany – then known as the German Democratic Republic – until German reunification in 1991.
Mr Zelenskyy also warned that the US, as a member of NATO, was not immune from the conflict.
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