Comment: Debunking session [eng]

We live in interesting times, but according to some, it could get more interesting in the next couple of decades.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/06/04/what_russia_could_look_like_in_2035_if_putin_gets_his_wish_ukraine_irredentism

What Russia Could Look Like in 2035, if Putin Gets His Wish

Sorry, Europe: It ain't a pretty picture.

• BY Frank Jacobs
• JUNE 4, 2014

 Link to: http://www.eg.ru/daily/politics/32691

Quote:  Laugh if you want. However ludicrous this map might seem now, compared with the way things looked back in 2012, the situation on the ground sure seems to be moving in this direction. Unquote

Except that the website Foreign Policy is now the laughing stock, as it turns out that apparently these maps can be traced to the imagination of an Ukrainian newspaper back in 2013 not some intelligence / spook sitting in Moscow.

Any more background to  these maps and origins gratefully received.