Mikheil Saakashvili, Foreign Policy: Russia’s Next Land Grab Won’t Be in an Ex-Soviet State. It Will Be in Europe.
First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU.
Not many observers would consider the world’s coldest shipping lane a geopolitical hotspot. But that may be about to change. Last week, reports emerged that a new Kremlin policy will require all international naval ships to give Russia 45 days’ notice before entering the Northern Sea Route, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via the Arctic waters north of Siberia. Every vessel on the route, where Russia has invested heavily in sophisticated military infrastructure, will also be required to have a Russian maritime pilot on board. Ships found in violation of these restrictions may be forcibly halted, detained, or—in unspecified “extreme” circumstances—“eliminated.”
The Kremlin’s latest threat has gone largely unnoticed, perhaps because it’s no surprise. Russian officials justify the new naval restrictions with a familiar explanation, claiming that “the more active naval operations in the Arctic of various foreign countries” require such a response.
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WNU Editor: The above author is Mikheil Saakashvili, the former President of Georgia who is now wanted in his former country after being convicted of a number of crimes. His hostility towards Russia is also well known. But as to his theory that the next countries that Russia will "move against" are Finland or Sweden, I am deeply skeptical. There is no border dispute that I am aware of between Finland and Russia, and as for Russia invading and seizing the Swedish island of Gotland, that is wild speculation.
Hat tip to Robert for the above link.
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Gotland would help keep open a route to Kaliningrad.
I sent this to the editor because it kind a dovetailed with some other articles that I had read. Like the mysterious submarines in Swedish waters. The bombing runs on Sweden. And I think I remember some raids on some compounds of Russian oligarchs in Norwegian islands because they were starting to look A little too military? It be nice to have this all in like a folder, or what could read about it in one spot . 🤔
meanwhile, things are not so grand back home
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Shooter was one of yours. He was godless. Loves everything liberal except liberal immigration. He spent time in commie land. Hard to do nowadays but he managed it.
Meanwhile back at home in Venezuela people are starving unless they be head honcho communist leaders.
Even good beta communists count the number of time the power goes out in beta neighborhoods versus alpha neighborhoods.
Those Maduro supports can see he has back up power generators while these sit in the their black out houses smelling rotting food coming from the refrigerator.
Russia learned a tough lesson in Finland some 80 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War
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The Germans bought property in the low countries before the war. They survey it to know where it was in relation to fortifications and key points. They thoughtfully poured concrete so that mortars would have a solid base and could be set up and go into action quickly and hit their target.
They used Storchs (the German 30s Piper Cub look alike) to ferry spec ops troops to key crossroads in Luxembourg ahead of the Panzers
THE NZ KILLER IS A RIGHT WING WHITE NATIONALIST AND ADMIRED TRUMP...NOT A LIBERAL!
in most Western democracies, the number of deadly events motivated by extreme-right beliefs is considerably higher than those motivated by Islamist extremism.
In most Western democracies they have thwarted scores of not hundreds of plots.
It is not for want of trying that Muslim terrorists are scoring so low.
When you hate Jews and Trump has Jewish grandchildren, you hate his policies, you are not a Christian, then you are fit well in the Liberal camp.
Liberals Hate Jews.
Liberals hate Christians
Liberals hate Trumps policies.
Birds of a feather.
Anyone, who uses a Left-Wing Right-Wing description, is dumber than a snail and they have only 50 neurons.
You could use
-Inglehart–Welzel
-A Nolan Chart
-Hans Eysenck chart
But you are friggin dumber than a box of rocks.
Russia hasn't forgotten don't mess with the Fins, and Sweden would give him such a kick in the nuts on the way in that it's not worth his time and heartache.
Lol, as pointed out its not for lack of trying
There would be no rolling the swedes aside easily, their training, weaponry, and civil response would be fierce and effective.
faz,
that would be a great story to tell if Sweden actually had an army to defend itself with.
Swedish liberals are going to arm the returning jihadis to fight the Russians.
You made me smile anon, thank you.
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