Baba Vanga, a blind mystic who predicted the September 11 terror attacks also had a vision that the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin would one day rule the world.

Vanga who was known as the ‘Nostradamus of the Balkans’ was born in Vangelia Pandeva Dimitrova a village in Strumica. She died in 1996 at the age of 85.

Vanga who had 85 per cent success rate with her predictions in 1979 reportedly told a writer, Valentin Sidorov that Russia would become “lord of the world after Europe became a wasteland.” She said Europe as we know it would ‘cease to exist’ by the end of 2016.

She said,

“All will thaw, as if ice, only one remain untouched – Vladimir’s glory, glory of Russia. Too much it is brought in a victim. Nobody can stop Russia. All will be removed by her from the way and not only will be kept, but also becomes lord of the world.”

The mystic before her death also predicted that the continent would be turned into a wasteland almost entirely devoid of human life, but that was not entirely accurate because Britain voted to exit the European Union on June 23 of that same year.

Vanga mysteriously lost her sight when she was 12-year-old during a huge storm. She was discovered by her family between life and death several days after with her eyes closed and covered with dirt. She claimed to have seen her first vision at the time she was missing. She also claimed to have received the power to predict the future as well as heal others.

Meanwhile, Putin has been Russia president for over 18 years now and he is likely to remain in power for another six years after Sunday’s presidential election. He was Russia’s acting president in 1999 and ever since he has dominated the political landscape of the country.