Unverified claims that Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga predicted an alien encounter, the fall of Vladimir Putin's regime and the outbreak of World War Three in 2026 are circulating online, even as the Kremlin issues fresh warnings to the West over the war in Ukraine.
The stories which include a supposed first contact with extraterrestrials in November and the rise of a new Russian leader have no authenticated source linking them to Vanga, despite her enduring reputation as the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans.'
