The Baltic states argue that a victorious Putin in Ukraine could also attack NATO countries, starting with those located near the borders of Russia and Belarus.
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Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia try to prevent future events because the Russian threat could materialize with a Ukraine-style invasion. Since the day of independence from the former USSR, 1991, the tension between the three countries and the Russia of the tsar of today has always remained alive in a continuous hybrid war between spies and submarine sabotage. The fears are also confirmed by intelligence reports from Western services which predict a possible military escalation in that area in the future.
The Estonian Ministry of Defense announced that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will engage in the construction of anti-mobility defensive structures along the borders with Russia and Belarus. These structures will have the objective of deterring and, if necessary, defending against military threats. Therefore, the defensive alliance, until now based on an anti-espionage network and militarized crossings, is now transformed into a physical and armed wall capable, if necessary, of stopping a kinetic advance of the enemy. Additionally, the three countries agreed to boost missile cooperation, with Estonia planning to build 600 bunkers along its 294-kilometer border with Russia, with an initial budget of 60 million euros.
While the details of the agreement between Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have yet to be made public, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas briefed the media on the ongoing collaboration with the United States regarding HIMARS missiles.
THE GERMAN REVELATION. German Defense Minister Pistorius said daily threats from the Kremlin against the Baltic states required serious consideration, warning that Vladimir Putin could attack a NATO country within five to eight years, experts predicted. Furthermore, Sweden's commander-in-chief urged the population to mentally prepare for war, while Sweden's Civil Protection Minister, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, warned of the potential for conflict to come to Sweden.
Returning to the present day, Russian maneuvers are already causing problems for Poland and Sweden, with GPS disruptions that, according to the Swedish Institute for Security Studies, could be attributed to electronic warfare exercises conducted by Moscow in Kaliningrad and the Baltic Sea. Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to carry out drone attacks on energy infrastructure on Russian soil, highlighting growing tension in the region.
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