NATO conducts large exercises/Collage 24 Channel For the first time in history, NATO applied the scenario provided for in this article. We are talking about the principle of collective defense during an attack on the countries of the Alliance. Large-scale NATO training began on September 9 off the coast of the Baltic countries. Political scientist Vladimir Fesenko noted on24 Channelthat the Alliance countries are working out scenarios specifically in the event of Russian aggression.What do these exercises demonstrate
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The training scenarios take place as part of large military exercises led by Germany in the coastal regions of Estonia and Latvia.
This is a powerful signal for Russia, because this is the first time. The exercises themselves are aimed at developing a mechanism for responding to aggression. Who could be the aggressor in this region? Russia,” Vladimir Fesenko emphasized.
That is, in fact, these exercises are a reaction scenario to Russia’s violation of the sovereignty of Alliance members. Moreover, such exercises have not been conducted before. Moreover, with reference to the fifth article.
“This is a demonstration to the Baltic countries that NATO will protect them in the event of Russian aggression.This is a consequence of the fact that NATO revised its defense doctrine after Russia’s attack on Ukraine,” the political scientist noted.
The North Atlantic Alliance has probably changed its strategic and tactical plans. That is, not to surrender its territories, but to give the Russians serious resistance.
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Training has a specific scenario
In addition, these exercises are associated with a specific tactical scenario: if Russia and Belarus try to capture the Suwałki corridor, part of the territories of Lithuania and Poland. It separates the Kaliningrad region from Belarus.The Russians are already saying that they need to seize this corridor in order to connect the Kaliningrad region with Belarus. But this is an attack and seizure of the territory of other NATO states. To prevent this from happening, the Baltic countries were not cut off from other NATO countries, and began naval exercises. – Fesenko explained.
That is, these are not just theoretical, but very specific plans on the part of NATO – when troops can be transferred to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania by sea due to an attack by Russia.
Large NATO exercises: what is known
- NATO has planned the largest joint command and staff exercises since the Cold War for 2024. Over40 thousand military personnelfrom 32 countries will take part in them, because Sweden was also included there. For this they plan to involve from 500 to 700 aircraft and more than 50 ships.
- It should be noted that from the point of view of technical capabilities, such exercises are being held for the first time. After all, they plan to usereal geographic data.
- Training will be conducted in Germany, Poland, and the Baltic countries. They will take place in February and March next year. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the exercises are aimed at reorienting NATO towards heavy military forces as opposed to light and mobile ones.
