According to the German publication RND, NATO fears Russian aggression against the Baltic countries.
В NATO are considering two main possible scenarios for Russian aggression against the Alliance. The first scenario is an attempt to capture the strategically important Swedish island of Gotland. NATO exercises simulating a similar development took place last year. NATO is ready for an attack on Gotland and fears another scenario – aggression against the Baltic countries.
The German publication Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) writes about this.
The RND publication emphasizes that the secret Bundeswehr document referred to by the Bild newspaper is not unique. This is the basic scenario from which NATO proceeds.
RND specifies the Bild publication that NATO is preparing for war with the Russian Federation: Russia will begin by escalating the situation and conflicts in the Baltic countries. The goal on the surface is to increase hostility between Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians and the Russian-speaking minority in these countries. We can safely say that this stage has already begun, and the arrests and expulsions that Riga and Tallinn have planned and are already carrying out, in a certain sense, play into the hands of the Kremlin. The next step will be large-scale military exercises, which are expected to take place in Belarus – very close to the border with Poland and Lithuania. The third stage is an offensive from Belarus and an attempt to capture the Suwalki corridor. The deployment of troops into the territory of the Baltic countries will be presented as a humanitarian action to protect compatriots, and NATO will be asked to accept a new status quo in order to avoid nuclear war.
“An important aspect in this context is the role of Belarus. In the scenario that RND describes, the armed forces of Belarus are not mentioned, and Belarus itself is seen only as a springboard for Russian aggression. This is exactly what happened in 2022 in Ukraine , and the Belarusian army did not enter the territory of the neighboring state. In the event of Russian aggression against the Baltic countries, Lukashenko will most likely not be able to sit out in the rear,” suggests Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland.
Recall that earlier Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kallas said that if Western countries do not help Ukraine win, the next target for invasion could be the North Atlantic Alliance.
Related topics:
More news
