Strategically Important Kaliningrad, Russia Mostly Isolated by NATO/EU Country

[Sir John Honeybucket]

Those who know WW II know that it OFFICIALLY began in Europe when diplomatic solutions were obviously not going to work, Germany invaded Poland to gain access to Danzig - a majority German city isolated from Germany after WW I.

Now, the Russian, militarily essential and politically important Russian 'outclave' of Kaliningrad is in a very similar situation. Kaliningrad is headquarters for the Russian Baltic fleet, 'warm water port' ("warm compared to the north pole maybe...).  Has Russian nuclear capable missiles and more.  Due to EU sanctions Lithuania is blocking any transport into Kaliningrad of virtually all significant materials, technology and more. Russia essentially sees this as a Russian territory being cut-off from Russia , but is trying the diplomatic route for now.  Remember NATO is pledged to go to war against any attacker of a NATO country and Lithuania is NATO. Also, if Russian and Belarussian military invades the sowlaki gap into Kaliningrad, it would isolate NATO from land routes into three key NATO members:  Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and a forth allied nation is NATO candidate nation: Finnland.  Russia might see that as 'tit-for-tat push back against the isolation of Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia.

brief video which exxplains this situation simply and quickly.  https://youtu.be/nPJBhGSYeOw

- Sir John Honeybucket

[Felix]

This could spell real trouble.
The camel's back, straw, one too many, a bridge too far, etc, etc, etc.
My reaction?
Tripling up on medications normally stored in the bathroom's "medicine cabinet".     It didn't impact the grocery bill too terrible.   Hunny-bunny who is divorcing me didn't even question the bill.
Past performance being no guarantee of future returns...

[JohnyMac]

WOW! This is great stuff Sir John.

Thanks for pointing it out.

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