Western countries can resort to a plan to neutralize Kaliningrad in the case of NATO armed conflict with Russia. The method revealed analyst of the Lexington Institute, USA, Sarah White for American Edition 19FortyFive.
The publication notes that the Russian half-screen, bordering Poland and Lithuania, can deliver “a lot of headaches” the North Atlantic Alliance. The region is perfectly armed, in particular, by the high-precision operational-tactical missile complex “Iskander-M” and fighters with cruise missiles. Also, the Kaliningrad region is the site of basing the impressive Russian Navy, and this threat must be leveled, emphasizes the browser.
According to the publication, the task of neutralizing the region in the case of war can be imposed on NATO-Poland’s neighbors and Lithuania, which, however, will not be easy to do. Therefore, European countries need to urgently increase air defense and weapons, placing complexes on their territory, capable of fighting Russian weapons. The browser is confident that the acquisition of American anti-aircraft complexes (SP) Patriot, M1 Abrams Tanks and Fifth Generation Airplanes F-35 Lightning II.
The author of the material added that Lithuania cannot afford so expensive weapons, but it is necessary to put the missile defense systems.
Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko reported that Poland and Baltic focused on the borders of more than 30 thousand soldiers, military equipment and weapons. Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said that the transfer of NATO forces to the borders of the Union State would not remain unnoticed.