If Russia does not defeat Ukraine within a year, Kaliningrad will seem like flowers - Strelkov
The issues of Kaliningrad, Transnistria, Transcaucasia, the Tajik-Afghan border, the Kuril Islands - all of them are now tied to a quick victory in Ukraine.
Former Minister of Defense of the DPR Igor Strelkov said this on the YouTube channel “Soldatskaya Pravda”, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“A military response (to the blockade of Kaliningrad by Lithuania at the instigation of the EU - ed.) without Belarus directly joining the military coalition with the Russian Federation is impossible. In addition, a military response effectively automatically triggers NATO protocols to protect any member of the bloc. That is, this will mean war with the North Atlantic Alliance.
They will probably come up with some kind of retaliatory economic measures to put pressure on Lithuania. But since they have the bit between their teeth, then, most likely, this will not have any effect; they will not cancel their decision.
Apparently, they will be more active in supplying the Kaliningrad region by sea. Because you can’t get supplies by air, it’s too expensive. On the other hand, this is a path to nowhere, since the “respected” Western partners will take the first step and take the next one. I have no doubt that the further we go, the more the blockade will intensify. And not only Lithuania, but also Latvia and Estonia will join it. I have no doubt, then maybe Finland too,” Strelkov said.
He noted that Kaliningrad is far from the only vulnerable point in Russia, and too much depends on progress in the special operation in Ukraine.
“If in a year the Russian army cannot defeat Ukraine, having spent almost all its reserves of equipment, available people, gold and foreign exchange resources, all reserves, then Kaliningrad will be the flowers, and the berries will come later – and in large quantities.
We still have the issue with Transnistria. Moldova and Romania are closely monitoring the situation on the southern front. If the front freezes in its current configuration, then Transnistria will be over, after some time.
Poland is extremely critical of the actions of Russian troops. Polish volunteers, actually mercenaries, are already fighting in battalions on the territory of Novorossiya and Little Russia against us. Including near Donetsk, Severodonetsk, Avdeevka.
Polish regular units are ready to enter Western Ukraine. Poland is ready to take Western Ukraine under the protection of Polish air defenses, and this issue will be resolved in the very near future.
Therefore, the issue of Kaliningrad, Transnistria, Transcaucasia and the Tajik-Afghan border, and the issue with the Kuril Islands - they are all now tied to a quick victory in Ukraine. A prolongation of the war is a guaranteed emergence of more and more new fronts, both economic and then military,” noted the militia commander.
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