Did i miss the reason Putin is doing this?
“Did i miss the reason Putin is doing this?”
It does not seen that Lithuania poses a threat to Russia, so it cannot be seen as a defensive action by Putin.
However, being that Russia has a basket case economy with a plummeting GDP, Russia might have some expansionist desires.
Because he can. We have moved assets such as anti-missle devices to the border. We are using Iran as an excuse, but they could also be used against Russia.
The build up has been making Russia nervous. I imagine that some of the hardliners at the Kremlin would like to initiate a first strike or something to restore the balance of power to them.
I expect that Russia would like to have those former Russian satellite states back as a buffer between them and Europe.