It is disturbing to see this report explaining how determined Putin, Dugin, and other important Russian figures are to restore the old Soviet Union’s aggressive plans to keep pressing Ukraine and Europe. No true peace in any of their plans. Trump is wise to save his energy trying to persuade them to change.
Meanwhile, Lithuania, for one is not waiting for the hammer to fall. They have extensive plans to make any Soviet style aggression by Russia to be a very costly move as described in this short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A57My6gssr4 [3.5 min.]
Lithuania has about a 60km border with Poland and there are plans to increase the number of good roads between the two countries. Unfortunately, Lithuania also has at least 600km of border with Russian controlled territory. This 60km border with Poland separates continental Russian territory (specifically Russian satellite, Belarus) with the Kaliningrad enclave which gives Russia a seaport on the Baltic Sea, and thus exit to the Atlantic Ocean. This gap is a narrow barrier between two Russian territories which Russia will want to attack or defend with vigor. Lithuania has no intention of letting Russia walk over any of it’s borders. There is around 200km of border with Kalingrad, and 400km of border with Belarus, and thus Russia itself. Lithuania plans heavy border defenses, and Poland, Latvia, and Estonia will no doubt take part in similar difensive moves. Nobody who has been under Soviet control ever wants to repeat the experience with a like-minded Russia as Putin and company now plan.