Kestutis Budrys said in an interview for the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung that Russia has turned Kaliningrad into a “small fortress” equipped with air defense and missile launchers, and NATO is still able to destroy these bases in the event of an open conflict. “We must show the Russians that we are capable of penetrating into a small fortress that they have built in Kaliningrad,” he said. NATO has the ability to level the Russian air defense systems and missile bases in the area if necessary.” The minister emphasized that Europe should not underestimate the risk of a possible conflict with Russia.
If the front in Ukraine collapses, the consequences would not be felt only on the eastern flank of NATO, but throughout the European Union, he said. “The idea that a conflict with Moscow would only affect Russia’s immediate neighbors is a dangerous misconception. It is part of Russian propaganda.
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