Saturday, November 19, 2022

Canadian Officer Commanding A NATO Battle Group In Latvia Says Russian Forces Would Be Routed If They Dared Launch An Attack

Canadian Press  

CTV News/Canadian Press: Canadian commander says NATO battle group in Latvia could beat back Russian attack 

RIGA, Latvia - The Canadian officer commanding a NATO battle group in Latvia says Russian forces would be routed if they dared launch an attack against Canadian troops and their allies stationed in the Baltic country on Russia's western border. 

"I think we'd win by a fair margin," Lt.-Col. Jesse van Eijk, head of the Enhanced Forward Presence Latvia battle group, said in an interview Wednesday. 

The threat is constant in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and on Tuesday tensions mounted when a missile strike killed two people in Poland, another NATO member. There were initially fears the missile had been fired by Russia, but Poland said Wednesday it was probably launched by air defences in neighbouring Ukraine.  

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Update: Canadians show support for Latvian allies on tense Independence Day in Baltic country (Canadian Press)  

WNU Editor: There are 700 Canadian soldiers in Latvia.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I do not think WNU understand the concept of the 700.

Anonymous said...

Oh yes! The "Force Multiplier" concept! It's the New Math

Anonymous said...

Tripwire troops that will trigger a non-response from a demilitarized client state which would struggle to put even 10k men in the battlespace.

Anonymous said...

Russia must surrender

Anonymous said...

700 pussies. Gone is the courage and utility of the Canadian warfighter.

Anonymous said...

Yes exactly

Anonymous said...

No, dude--they said that Russia would be routed. I doubt that that spirit is much diminished if at all.

Anonymous said...

oh, you said warfighter. lol. nevermind Im sure you know it all