Plan "A": general mobilization; Plan "B": attack; Will NATO have to respond?

As reported by Ukrainska Pravda, in an interview broadcast last night, Volodymyr Zelensky explained his view of the situation.&ldquo;Russia&rsquo;s restrictions on social media are not there to limit criticism of the head of state. In my opinion, the goal is deeper&mdash;to prevent uprisings. What could trigger uprisings in our northern neighbor? A number of things, a number of scenarios,&rdquo; he said. ‼️ Russia may announce general mobilisation to attack Ukraine or Baltic states &ndash; Zelenskyyhttps://t.co/ciRKNdXCyQ&mdash; Ukrainska Pravda in English (@pravda_eng) April 20, 2026&ldquo;The first is general mobilization&mdash;a large-scale mobilization in Russia. The mobilization of people from major cities, including, of course, Moscow and Saint Petersburg,&rdquo; Volodymyr Zelensky added.Offensive against Ukraine or an attack on the BalticsAccording to him, such a mobilization would serve one of two goals.&ldquo;Why would they carry out such a large mobilization? To launch another offensive&mdash;a major offensive against Ukraine. Option &lsquo;B&rsquo; is to conduct a smaller, parallel offensive, with lower costs and effort, somewhere it could be done with fewer combat forces. Why? Because some countries&mdash;for example, one of the Baltic states&mdash;are not prepared for strong resistance,&rdquo; the Ukrainian president explained.Zelensky stated that Russia&rsquo;s &ldquo;Plan A&rdquo; includes &ldquo;large-scale mobilization, restrictions on social media, and the launch of an offensive.&rdquo;&ldquo;As for the location, I think they have several options. And here he (Putin) is observing what is happening with NATO countries. I believe that will determine the choice: whether they will intervene or not,&rdquo; he said.Asked whether an attack on the Baltic states would trigger Article 5 of NATO, Zelensky replied that he believes the alliance would have no other choice.&ldquo;I think not all countries may want to support the Baltic states, but in my opinion, NATO countries will have no choice&mdash;otherwise NATO will cease to exist. They will have to unite and respond to what Vladimir Putin could potentially do. Otherwise, they simply will no longer have an alliance,&rdquo; Zelensky concluded.

Plan "A": general mobilization; Plan "B": attack; Will NATO have to respond?

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