Putin can target NATO Lake in the event

According to James Stavidis, it is about the Baltic Sea, which is mostly controlled by the countries of the North Atlantic Union. At the same time, thanks to the Kaliningrad region, the Kremlin also has an impact in the region, but it is too weak. The next fortune of Russia, and in particular its President Vladimir Putin, may be the so -called NATO Lake. This is what the US Navy Admiral is retired, the former NATO Commander -in -Chief James Stavridis, Bloomberg writes.

Russia continues to maintain control of part of the Baltic coast due to the city of Kaliningrad. At the same time, if the Alliance and Moscow begin to confront, then any Russian ship in the region will be destroyed by the North Atlantic Union. NATO Lake was called the Baltic Sea. The fact is that most of it is controlled by the Alliance. It is about Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and recently Sweden with Finland. Accordingly, this issue is the advantage on the side of the event.

Since 1972, joint naval exercises have been conducted in the region called Baltic Operations (Baltops). This demonstrates that alliance fleets will interact effectively. Last year alone, 20 countries, 50 ships, 45 aircraft and 6000 sailors participated in these maneuvers. During such measures, NATO participants work out the elements of air and mine defense, use drones, as well as modern technologies.

That is, in theory, it is the Baltic Sea that can become one of the landfills where the Alliance will be deployed. The Kremlin can respond to NATO's teaching, thus creating an obstacle to civil aviation, as the authors of the material write. Such tactics have already been recorded within the last few weeks. Finnair had to suspend flights to Estonia after a number of obstacles. Accordingly, the Alliance will need to learn how to resist this type of aggression.

Of particular importance will be the territory of the Kaliningrad region, which is separated from the rest of Russia by NATO and Belarus. There may be a tactical nuclear weapon of Russians. That is, if the conflict between the Kremlin and the West begins, then it will be necessary to neutralize Kaliningrad.

"To someone this threat may seem excessive - what is the chance that Putin will create a serious crisis at sea or invade one of the Baltic countries? Well, three years ago, the idea that he would start storming Ukraine, also seemed unlikely - do not try to unravel a person In the Kremlin. . Separately, the material stated that the accession of Sweden and Finland to the Alliance significantly adds NATO strength in the Baltic Sea.

Accordingly, the control of the "Lake" of the Union remains, which can affect the result of potential confrontation with Russia. We will remind, on April 29 it was reported that Poland voiced "gloomy" forecasts in the event of an attack of Russia. According to the Polish Foreign Minister of Radoslav Sikorsky, the country is not surprised if the confrontation between the event and Moscow begins. But in the end, Russia loses because it is much weaker.