Posted on 03/18/2022 7:43:31 PM PDT by blueplum
RUSSIAN state TV has aired a discussion on seizing the Baltic states as Nato bolster Eastern European allies with thousands more troops.
....Just such a scenario was outlined on Russian state TV channel Rossiya 1 by Colonel Igor Korotchenko, formerly of the Russian General Staff and air force and currently a reserve officer...
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
It is possible the reason why CIS troops and equipment in far Western Belarus haven’t gone South has to do with Putin’s itch for the Suwalki Gap.
We have been monitoring huge infrastructure and weapons upgrades in Kaliningrad, since about 2002. In 2002-2003, this included only the beginning of 3rd and now 4th gen nuclear weapons and nuclear artillery, near constant area denial upgrades in anti-ground, anti-ship, and anti-air systems, and increases in supportive infrastructure for reinforced housing and survival.
Basically, the Russian Federation and CIS violated every weapons treaty signed, and triggered Bush 43 to order European missile defenses to be put in.
Putin told Obama to end the placement of missile defense systems, so he did.
When Trump took over, he immediately ordered “all hands on deck”, after being briefed on the strategic power of Kaliningrad, and the many strategic weapons violations.
Under Trump, we had temporary/mobile and permanent defensive systems like THAAD, Patriot, Aegis Ashore, and even played with Iron Dome. (Notice all of these are designed specifically to take down missiles/rockets, and not to take out city blocks or deliver nukes.
Additionally, Russia has twice flown both ground and air launched hypersonic missiles over Europe and the Eastern Atlantic. In one of those instances, lit flew out and back to Siberia.
It has happened several times in the past few decades, but in the past few weeks, Russian subs literally encircled Britain and just loitered. We have seen this right up to our 12nm territorial coastal boundary many times on both East and West coast as well. But in this context, Putin had just invaded Ukraine.
Actually, a fraction of what is in Kaliningrad could move East, and probably easily retake the Suwalki Gap reconnecting with Belarus, and still not be challenged.
Lots of stuff going on...
Think how terrified Germany was at the start of this, scared Putin might cut off their gas. They would not have fought for Estonia. Now that they’ve seen what a mess the Russian army is, NATO is getting brave. What a difference a month can make.
If they go into the Baltics, or even look like they might, all Nato has got is going into Poland ASAP. And half the Polish army is going to be in the Baltics. And maybe the Finns (they are kin to the Estonians), and maybe the Swedes too.
And I. Not even getting into the Balkans build up...
In other words, Scandinavian’s...
The Sun still thinks the Aliens met with Bush on the back lawn of the White House. I’m not going to start digging a shelter based on their stories.
They’re going to make it up in volume.
“Putin’s going to wake up dead one of these mornings....”
As long as he isn’t late to his own funeral -
Its not just that, if Russia were to attack a NATO state, then it can be assumed that he will deploy nukes too. I’m pretty sure the trespassing Russian troops would be flattened.
NATO countries should withdraw from mine prohibition and putting them everywhere. The UKRs used them effectively in a few places at the start of the conflict.
Lol!
The lying Russian propaganda is the shadier of the two at this point.
All Putin needs to do is wait until the Baltics go full woke.
Not likely. Putin has 100 food testers on his staff.
And he exercises unlike Brandon.
Neither of those limited choices is reliable.
But Reuters is better than both of them
Reuters? Maybe but that would mean they lie less. It doesn’t mean they’re trying to report accurate information.
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