Why the Suwalki Gap plays a crucial role in NATO's conflict with Russia - NATO General Breedlove
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7 місяців томуThe Suwalki gap is a narrow strip of land stretching between Poland and Lithuania. If Russia and Belarus were to successfully invade and close it, the Baltic NATO-trio of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia would be cut off from its allies to the south. DW's Teri Schulz talks about this with retired U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove. Breedlove was NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe when Russia staged its first invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and illegally annexed Crimea. Since his retirement in 2016, Breedlove has continued to speak out about what he believes is necessary to better protect NATO territory - and to help Ukraine regain its own.
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@toms5996 7 місяців тому
As a Finn let me first preface this with a Finnish saying: 'The Cossack takes all what is loosely held" - I use this as our president has used this in his speech. Meaning Russia does take everything if it's for the taking. If us in Europe have our things 'in order' there is no danger. The strange signals of 'weak' Germany are quite alarming from Finnish perspective. Europe has to be strong in all senses, with or without NATO. There is no time for lulling ourselves to any dream of 'eternal peace'. There will be peace for Europe only if Europe is strong. On a positive note - this particular area talked about in this video, the Baltics and the Nordics are more secure than ever (though outside Nordics Germany and the Baltics should have more readiness).
@timmy-wj2hc 7 місяців тому
EU are US slaves.😂😂😂 US is deindustrializing the EU and forcing them to stagflation.😂
@tonyatgoogle6076 7 місяців тому
😂😂 Europe won't have peace with thinking like yours. NATO is an empire. It has gorged itself with blood and loots from the middle east thinking Russia will be next... Oh dear... whos in trouble now.
@amadeuz8161 7 місяців тому
Russia needs to fall and the people trapped within that nasty place needs to be given a chance to be free. Without us interfering or any Asian country or USA. For too long has the darkness shrouded that region of the world. Germany just have to stop being afraid to do mistakes and just grow their balls back. No one is perfect so doesn't matter if one will be a bit bigger than the other, they will be perfect for keeping things calm in Europe. France can massage them from behind, Italy can tickle them from below, Poland can aim and then we know why Belarus is called whiterussia(You know they get pale white from fear).
@SPIDERM0OSE 7 місяців тому
@@tonyatgoogle6076 Thats why yer in here typing in english, not russian eh ?
@tedcrilly46 7 місяців тому
@@truefact4439sorry, that was me. curry.
@astamano1274 7 місяців тому
The longer this goes on, the more I want to liberate koinsberg
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
Es heisst Königsberg...
@dzezonja3558 7 місяців тому
My question is: how on earth can russia even afford to attack another country right now let alone NATO while it already has huge problems with its current war with ukraine??
@markojuric4954 7 місяців тому
Ukraine has ceased to exist and now it is a battlefield where NATO and Russia are at war.
@cylentone 7 місяців тому
They can't, that's why they instigate and break off pieces like they did in Ukraine in 2014. The only thing that saved Ukraine now was the Ukranian attitude.
@conorwhite2066 7 місяців тому
They can't.. but the Russian hysteria has gone through the roof Before Feb 2022, Russia was never an imperialist with ambitions that must be stopped before they reach Paris. Instead it was considered a low morale ,disorganized military conscripted armed force full of drunks
@MakerMike-bx5ms 7 місяців тому
@conorwhite2066 Take a look at Russian history. In almost every case they are the aggressor!
@jgconnoisseur 7 місяців тому
@@markojuric4954 Still parotting the RT talking points? get new material
@frederikruis274 7 місяців тому
Good to listen to the General, and most of it is not about Suwalki but about how we restrict Ukraine in doing what we ourselves (as NATO countries) would do. Why? Because we're afraid of escalation and being drawn into the war.
@cylentone 7 місяців тому
Ukraine understands Putin and Russians - jut listen to President Zelensky. "The West" still does not, always try to explain his behavior with their own logic. It does not work. To the General - the Ukranian Army is constantly learning and adapting and are probably way ahead of NATO currently in many aspects. They can return the favor and train NATO soldiers at some point. Just look at their use of UAVs in the meantime.
@respublikas 7 місяців тому
Make no mistake everyone is at war here and everything is at stake
@cylentone 7 місяців тому
@@respublikas Hardly. Putin knows he can't go up against NATO, especially after 18 months in Ukraine. Belarus is also not a threat - their army refused 2x to invade Ukraine, they will certainly not attack NATO. As expected, nobody is even talking about Wagners anymore. This whole escalation hype is exactly what Putin wants and brought us to where we were in Feb. 24, 2022.
@First-Last_name 7 місяців тому
Perun has a great video on why the escalation ladder matters a lot. Also why we have been logically cautious as we have been
@calistusfrancis1340 7 місяців тому
@@cylentonethen attack Russia
@SavageDragon999 7 місяців тому
Lol more like Kaliningrad is an indefensible bulge if push comes to shove between NATO and Russia.
@ERSCAUS 7 місяців тому
Um.........my thoughts exactly.
@RedBlackDish 7 місяців тому
Well, it's better to say "They were threatening our SUWALKY GAP!" rather than "We wanted to occupy Kaliningrad because it was easy to do" when you invade Kaliningrad. Isn't it?
@timmy-wj2hc 7 місяців тому
Nukes will fall on your heads if Amerikkk4n t3rrorists try their luck 😂
@steveagola9317 7 місяців тому
But how long before MAD is actually realized in reality
@j.erickson8571 7 місяців тому
@@steveagola9317 It goes both ways. I am still determining Russia's readiness. Mr. Putin was running scared during the Prigozhin coup. May I say that NATO is not Wagner.
@MrFrumos 7 місяців тому
We need more more and more such people with sober and sane mind who have balls and understand what must be done now.
@glenbolderson9279 7 місяців тому
CIA bot.
@leftfootforward1040 7 місяців тому
@@glenbolderson9279putin is a failure
@markojuric4954 7 місяців тому
Definitely yes if you want war
@throughput6674 7 місяців тому
So when are you going to the front to kill Russians or are you just another western coward calling for others to go fight for your feelings/beliefs?
@leftfootforward1040 7 місяців тому
@@markojuric4954 war comes to the unprepared. Strength in defence is the onlything putin recognises. Putin is a failure
@alpcan3264 7 місяців тому
Finally a really capable and competent person who explains it very clearly
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
Deutsche Welle always got competent interview partners....
@1943-Hegemon 7 місяців тому
To his point on NATO forces having diverse armories, there NEEDS to be common NATO equipment. Stuff like Rifles, Tanks, IFVs, Jets, and Helicopters all based on a standard template that ALL of NATO maintains in their inventories. This would solve the logistics issue with ammunition, parts, and fuel. Doesn't mean countries can't have unique items in these categories, but their standard equipment should be universal
@gerryhouska2859 7 місяців тому
Standard ammunition should be sufficient.
@TheCrazyCanuck420 7 місяців тому
Standardization is good but putting too many eggs in one basket is not. Imagine every NATO tank being standard then the enemy figures out how to defeat it's defenses then you have a big problem. The enemy cannot allocate as many resources to defeating a system if there are a variety of systems in use by NATO. Getting *all* the ammo standardized makes a lot of sense.
@gaborrajnai6213 7 місяців тому
Some of the NATO members cant even use metric system for their equipment.
@soreeyez 7 місяців тому
Being Russophobic and Sinophobic is NAT(Orc) standard. 😅
@1943-Hegemon 7 місяців тому
@@soreeyez Oh I see your point. Russia's attempted imperialist conquest of Georgia, Ukraine, and likely Maldova next is nothing to be concerned about... Nor is China's claiming of an entire Sea as their property despite those claims overlapping into territorial waters of countries actually nearby said sea and the fact that every international legal body including the U.N. saying China's claims and actions are illegal. Nor is it worrying that China sends 100+ warplanes and dozens of ships to unnerve a population of a democratic island that they have never ruled and is in all but name a sovereign nation... You can have negative opinions on NATO or the collective West, their colonial past, or U.S. global interventionism, that is valid, but don't sit here and pretend Russia and China aren't actively trying to overturn the current world order and have imperial ambitions. They've literally said so.
@liam6304 7 місяців тому
Why is this even discussed? Russia would never attack nato. It would be suicidal
@Nubbe999 7 місяців тому
NATO needs to move in and take control of Kaliningrad and hold and referendum under gunpoint to save the English, French, German, Polish and Lithauia-speaking population.
@SmilingNinja 7 місяців тому
Yes, and then it will exist as the People's Republic of Kaliningrad, an independent and non-affiliated entity to any NATO country, and then either Poland or Lithuania can absorb it into their country. 😂
@Dzoseff 7 місяців тому
No one in Poland or Lithuania wants Kralovec. Its belong to Czechia, our ally. There was referendum in 2022 and citizens of Kralovec voted to became part of Czechia. 97.9% of them! Now seriously it's populated by Russians and we don't want them to be part of our countries. However Kaliningrad will be demilitarized in less than 24h if Russia decide to attack Baltic States so it is trap for people who lives there. If think they should be ready for independence if Russia starts to break up.
@jithinpoliyedathmohanan7237 7 місяців тому
How about we take control of Moscow and name it a German Republic and do a referendum and let those people joint the USA.
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
how many French speaking persons do live there ?
@lashachakhunashvili1399 7 місяців тому
It's not a "gap", it's a state border between two NATO members.
@filipe5722 7 місяців тому
It's called a gap because it's relatively unpopulated and a gap in NATO's defense.
@lashachakhunashvili1399 7 місяців тому
@@filipe5722 there're unpopulated areas within NATO as large as many countries on the map. "Gap" is by large a journalistic trope coined for sensationalism, regardless of actual reality on the ground. Occupying this "gap" means occupying a NATO territory which is inconceivable and suicidal for Russia (they know it, that's why they've been attacking us - non-NATO members).
@Carbiniz3r 7 місяців тому
@@filipe5722 If anyone thinks that was left undefended by NATO, They are clowns.
@herptek 7 місяців тому
@@lashachakhunashvili1399 Geography is actually real and when any war goes hot it can no longer be denied. It is a gap for Russia and a weak spot on the would be defenders should things go haywire. Russia has a great incentive to make sure Kaliningrad can be supplied and NATO has a great incentive to make sure that its Baltic members are not overrun.
@lashachakhunashvili1399 7 місяців тому
@@herptek Wars go hot when there's no deterrence. The fact that no war has ever gone hot on a NATO territory means there's deterrence. That's why the bully is resorting to hybrid tactics.
@juliarichter6987 7 місяців тому
Shouldn't Russia be the one concerned of Kaliningrad to be cut of?
@filipe5722 7 місяців тому
Meh, they are repivoting to the east. Kalliningrad won't be that important for them.
@wolfswinkel8906 7 місяців тому
Russia will wait for NATO to overrun Kaliningrad before they nuke it themselves. Then they can say they didn't nuke NATO.
@JonySmith-bb4gx 6 місяців тому
Why ? Ukraine supports Nazism . No quarter
@francefradet2116 Місяць тому
Belarus is keeping an eye on things.
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
@@filipe5722 you got no clue at all....totally the opposite is true
@foilhat1138 7 місяців тому
Russia cant even take the Donbas, the thought of them attacking NATO and having any form of success is laughable. Not that we shouldn't remain vigilant, it was dumb of Russia to attack Ukraine and that didn't stop them.
@FireShark 7 місяців тому
Which conflict?
@marcusfountain1694 7 місяців тому
You know he's old school, when he mentioned Reforger days,,i was a fan of pershing 2& GLCM's now i them back
@fragefuchs 7 місяців тому
Having open comments is at least worth watching the ads. Thanks again DW!
@BoeEstevez-bd9ed 7 місяців тому
Nato is the problem
@D_isco_D_ancer 7 місяців тому
Very interesting interviews full with information
@fr3ddyfr3sh 7 місяців тому
Nice to see that Walther White actually survived, and started a new career in the military 😅
@trevorbennettCAMBS 3 місяці тому
General Breedlove is a throwback to the era in which I served in The British Army, the 1990s. The British Empire has fallen, and the American Empire is falling in the same way that the Roman Empire fell, with more military expansionism than their economy could sustain. It's over General, regardless of your procrastination.
@Howdy606 7 місяців тому
Even one Russian boot on that NATO land would result in Kaliningrad being overthrown very quickly and being given back to its rightful owner, Germany.
@timmy-wj2hc 7 місяців тому
One Amerikkk4n t3rrorist boot in Kaliningrad will mean Nukes on US and EU radiation wasteland.
@tedcrilly46 7 місяців тому
transnistria too.
@adineatha9766 7 місяців тому
Would most likely become Lithuanian this time.
@alexeygusev698 7 місяців тому
the only rightful owner of Kaliningrad is Russia. Learn that well and never come back.
@BingoPaletot 7 місяців тому
You're right - no peace treaty gives Russia title to East Prussia.
@stevenwalsh3795 7 місяців тому
Good pitch Gen. Breedlove! We love you in Alaska!
@omidpourhossein 7 місяців тому
I can't believe a society can tolerate this level of casualties, and still be okay with it. How can they not know? The apathy is astonishing.
@Rnankn 7 місяців тому
I was just looking at defense spending before WW2, and you can see axis powers rapidly increasing military spending as a percent of GDP several years in advance. The point being, this stuff is not sudden, if you know where to look there are warning signs of what is coming.
@mrnikau1 7 місяців тому
Time to close the gap at each end. And narrow it down to near zero width.
@AMEENHAI 7 місяців тому
there is spelling mistake in the title of this youtube, there is no word "cricial" it could be crucial or critical, please amend it.
@1112viggo 7 місяців тому
I can´t help but wonder about the historical origins of the name "Breedlove".
@johnz6877 7 місяців тому
Breed love not war.
@tdawg5742 7 місяців тому
Russia: "We need to attack Suwalki Gap" NATO: "Please attack Suwalki Gap"
@francescocerioni8939 3 місяці тому
Nato doesn't want to fight in the Suwalki gap at all believe me, they trained for it and found that was incredible difficult to win
@tdawg5742 3 місяці тому
@@francescocerioni8939 Maybe you haven't been paying attention to current events but Russia can't even beat the Ukrainians. NATO would steal roll the Russians in weeks. The fight will only be in the Suwalki Gap for about 12 hours then the Russians will be defending Moscow in the next coming week. Cope harder Ivan.
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
@@francescocerioni8939 No Sir, you got old information. May be you should educate yourself and goggle, just an example, Anaconda 1,6 or the latest NATO rehearsal happend recently.
@aanchaallllllll 7 місяців тому
0:01: 🌍 The Seuke corridor is a significant area of concern due to an uncertain Russia, and certain nations have been vocal about its importance in the defense of NATO. 3:30: 🇺🇸 The speaker expresses their love, respect, and support for NATO, highlighting the importance of testing forces to failure for credibility. 7:20: 🔝 Forward basing of troops and equipment is crucial for regional defense and generating combat power. 10:50: 🌍 Countries need to be more specific about their forces and logistics in NATO's planning. 14:57: 🌍 Nations are discussing how to fight Russia at range to prevent them from destroying infrastructure and causing chaos in their countries. Recap by Tammy AI
@PhilHug1 7 місяців тому
Kinda hard to call it NATO's Achilles Heel when the overwhelming majority of NATO's strength would still be intact even if Russia took all of the Baltics
@ullo-ragnartelliskivi4639 7 місяців тому
if russia takes baltics nato will stop existing. nato failed then and all the promises are null and void.
@Samagoselen 7 місяців тому
Military assets yea but if the first thing that happens with NATO when russia enters it's teritory is that we lose Baltics to russia, well then there is chance that all of NATO collapses in some way because some countries will be like wtf, this is it, this is the protection offered for our commitment? Naah, we are out. Ofc that's just a random scenario, but still. And for me as someone who live in Baltics, knowing how much we do for NATO and how we risked and lost our lives in many missions in Iraq etc., even hearing someone speak about possibility that russia has any chance to even come close to border, makes me a bit angry. Like wtf, here needs to be full force of NATO stationed years ago already...
@makishavadjias8696 7 місяців тому
yes except other nato countries may not join once you have been overrun ..... which is more likely , to be done by someone like me as president ???
@SPIDERM0OSE 7 місяців тому
@@Samagoselen You do what for NATO ? So far as I recall you ASKED to become a member, nobody asked or forced you to join. You risked what you risked & you lost what you lost for your own country, not for NATO, you didnt swap one Soviet Union for another ya kno ? Nobody in NATO is going to be led by you, unless of course they want to collapse the organisation & replace it with an EU army.
@remogatron1010 7 місяців тому
@@Samagoselen clueless
@rossvoss5408 7 місяців тому
The bigger worry is for Russia. Lithuania and Poland can outflank and completely crush Kaliningrad cutting off any chance of Russia or Belarus to save it.
@SmilingNinja 7 місяців тому
Exactly! It's not so much NATO's Achilles heel, but Russia's dangling, exposed 🍒. 😂
@maxalbon9557 7 місяців тому
This is ridiculous...
@herptek 7 місяців тому
NATO ammunition is standardized for a reason. There is is a slim risk of NATO countries being unable to supply each other. Some exceptions do exist on some items, but that is not exactly the most pressing of concerns if you as me. Ukraine hasn't run out of 5.45mm assault rifle ammunition despite this is a Soviet standard that has nothing to do with NATO. On some other areas interoperability is much more critical.
@TrulyHerbal 7 місяців тому
Gene Hackman
@mattgrant9479 7 місяців тому
Great to get Gene Hackman's view.
@sarcasmo57 7 місяців тому
Russia should try getting along with others.
@francefradet2116 Місяць тому
NATO should try not telling others what to do.
@colin8696908 7 місяців тому
I agree with this guy regarding training but practically speaking we need to adjust are strategy for these gray wars. and I think part of how you do that is by building up anti-bot software and adding regulations requiring bot checking departments for large corporations, additionally we should be creating large stock piles of artilery shells that can be handed out during emergency's to project power. A big reason for NATO/EU being kind of ineffective is that everyone in Europe is Cheap and no one want's to foot the bill for any of these war's even if it's happening right next to them. So basically it's the clasic tragedy of the commons.
@admir3486 7 місяців тому
Welcome back general Breedlove ... General Strangelove...
@MROJPC 7 місяців тому
Excellent interview, excellent points. Russia has devolved into a barbarian nation employing the ways of fire and sword indiscriminately and without regard - it sees its own people as disposable automatons, so alien nationalities are given even less consideration. At this point, sober minds are debating whether it was ever anything but a country that, to its national roots, always fully embraced brutality as a mindset and never stopped doing so. The way only way to deter thieves, rapists, criminals, etc. is through strength. Predators go after the weak (children, civilians, the sick and injured), and cower when faced with firm resolve.
@SophiesDriver 7 місяців тому
This is not an excellent interview. This is DW News not even trying to hide its biased anti-NATO prejudice. I live in the land of FoxNews, and CNN (though I refuse to call either of those news). DW News is fast proving how untrustworthy and one sided it really is. Get in any NATO fighter jet and fly from Poland to Luthuania, both NATO countries, over the Sulwaki Gap; but don't blink if you actually want to see the thing. And POS Breedlove is clearly jealous because he's no longer in charge.
@terischultz 7 місяців тому
Thank you!
@rickmartin9420 7 місяців тому
NATO vs Russia in a conventional conflict would be Gulf War v. 2.0. NATO does not need more conventional deterrence - NATO needs the ability to win a nuclear war which would probably require a different set of contractors than this guy is working for.
@randygram9310 6 місяців тому
"Russia kept moving their country closer and closer to our NATO bases ... we had to do something to stop them ....."
@TonyM540 7 місяців тому
Strengthen NATO.
@YaMumsSpecialFriend 7 місяців тому
I would’ve though I very liberal sprinkling of anti-tank and anti personnel mines through this gap would put a break on its use as a military corridor..
@francescocerioni8939 3 місяці тому
people lives there buddy, you know...
@zolandia5262 7 місяців тому
Dw's weely look at the Suwalki gap
@devos3212 7 місяців тому
How could Russia invade NATO land when they’re losing ground in Ukraine and asking North Korea for ammunition?
@SmilingNinja 7 місяців тому
They can't and they won't. But if they did, the casualties would probably be 1000 Russians for every NATO personnel.
@izajahmed8863 7 місяців тому
@@SmilingNinjaNice joke.... NATO is overrated as fook. All countries are hiding under uncle SAM. Thing is uncle SAm itself never won any wars and military engagements against Russia and so do their weapons.
@hakaen2119 7 місяців тому
crucial not "cricial"
@mabra-tico 7 місяців тому
Ya itu benar!!
@cropunisher5879 7 місяців тому
It's easy to be smart now. What was he doing when he was in command? NOTHING.
@catzov 7 місяців тому
Is the little corridor going to be the reason everyone burns 🔥 in nuclear ☢️ fire?
@mabra-tico 7 місяців тому
Didalam Pengetahuan tidak ada yang tabu yang harus dikecualikan atas kesakralan apapun!!...karena seluruhnya itu telah dijadikan alat perlindungan bagi kebiadapan yang sangat brutal melebihi kebiadapan dari binatang itu sendiri!!
@devilmccay3165 2 дні тому
I m from Suwalki . We have a lot of minerals and precious metals there that we could not extract because European law prohibits us from doing so under the pretext of various types of programs, e.g. Natura 2000. The resources are such that Poland could become Saudi Arabia in the heart of Europe.Thats the one of the reall reason Suwalki gap in militarised.
@roelralutin7805 7 місяців тому
There's so much fuss about the gap. Just shut it off from russia, close it. Put a NATO base there that will straddle both Poland and Lithuania. Isolate kaliningrad. That's it.
@edelynquedz7224 7 місяців тому
Allowing criminals to use your neighborhood backfires with heavy price but I gase for those old foxes that lived 80% of their lifetime it doesn’t matter! I’m watching
@chrissmith7669 7 місяців тому
More like a trap should Russia make a move
@Rjsjrjsjrjsj 7 місяців тому
How about proofreading your captions before you post a video? How 'bout that? 🙄 "cricial" Honestly, critical OR crucial would've worked. The gap is more of a Russian Achilles heel than a NATO one.
@williewonka6694 7 місяців тому
It's past time to support independence movements within Konigsburg.
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
Königsberg
@joeharris3878 7 місяців тому
I direct war between the US and Russia (not another proxy war) will be fought with nuclear weapons. So armies and navies don't matter, mountains, gaps, ocens, seas, etc dont matter at all. All the energy should be directed at getting a lasting peace.
@philg4116 7 місяців тому
Don’t listen to this NEOCON tool/pinhead, Mearsheimer is much closer to understanding Russian intentions.
@FALK0R-FCUK.PUTIN.IRAN. 7 місяців тому
I think NATO would make sure nothing would happen there... 🇺🇸🇺🇦❤🤍💙💛
@TrulyHerbal 7 місяців тому
I would think Ukraine is more appealing to Russia for Crimea and grain.
@j.erickson8571 7 місяців тому
It was all about stealing Ukraine's rich resources and minerals. Russians are regular thieves.
@francefradet2116 Місяць тому
For the coast and ports. Russia has rich arable lands already.
@elimaurer9491 7 місяців тому
Frivolous drivel...Don't talk tough if you don't have two oceans between you - this is an advertisement for Raytheon Northrup and Boeing.
@rewnz6632 7 місяців тому
sorry? Natos conflict with Russia? Are we being prepared for something
@recalcitrantrecidivist5927 7 місяців тому
Well technically, NATO isn't involved right? So what are ya worried about? Putin wil take back what he said he will take back and then reassess. If ya want to argue, he'll take Odesa and landlock Ukraine too. Best to negotiate peace now. Coz Ukraine is losing this war badly.
@karliskokorevics6902 7 місяців тому
Ukraine is losing so bad that they're gaining ground each day?
@recalcitrantrecidivist5927 7 місяців тому
@@karliskokorevics6902 🤣🤣🤣
@Fauxbourg 7 місяців тому
@@recalcitrantrecidivist5927 boomer reply, go drink your daily ration of potato vodka yuri
@nilslarson7532 7 місяців тому
recommend Gabriele Krone-Schmalz on subject of this crisis. There are others for instance also Jacques Baud, retired swiss colonel. This commentator is not correct, typical american.
@erikasdarodalykus 7 місяців тому
Why do you never see lithuanians or latvians on Deutsche Welle? Are yall still mad about the kaunas trial? Or are you afraid of your colonial history in Latvia?
@3ast3rn3r 7 місяців тому
I dont understand what prevents Poland and Lithuania from building extensive protection lines, just as the "Surovikin" line in Zaporozhie, around the Suvalki Gap. Or around the entire Königsberg (Kaliningrad) area!!! Just make it impenetrable!! What's the problem??????
@filipe5722 7 місяців тому
The area is sparsely populated. It's hard to mantain a heavy presence there. That's why they and the EU are investing in infrastructure like roads and railways: to be easier to supply the defense of the area.
@makishavadjias8696 7 місяців тому
rusiians will come from behind your lines ???
@markojuric4954 7 місяців тому
Fear is the problem . . . :)
@3ast3rn3r 7 місяців тому
@@makishavadjias8696 From behind?? Which behind?? There is the temporarily occupied Königsberg and the temporarily artificial republic of Belarus. If both sides are packed with defensive lines and 15 meters deep anti tank tranches, where are the Zombies (orcs) supposed to come from???
@3ast3rn3r 7 місяців тому
@@filipe5722 I think you dont understand the concept of "defensive lines"...
@antoniozeros 7 місяців тому
AAAAaaaaaaagain the same fearmongering with the gap...
@markh3376 Місяць тому
Why not NATO remove the gap....
@magatism 7 місяців тому
You attack that and you are talking world war.
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
that is total nonsense of course !
@magatism 26 днів тому
@@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists FAFO.
@magatism 26 днів тому
@@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists Yup, try it, find out.
@TheEclipse5 7 місяців тому
This is not a weakness, NATO strat is not to reinforce the Baltic States right away through the gap but to counter through Belarus if they attack the gap. The Baltic States know they must hold for a few weeks before we send proper help. The Russians have no chance Vs NATO and they are unable to steamroll the Baltic States that quickly.
@michael-muller 7 місяців тому
I am sure that the only possible reason for the Baltic attack is their incredible ambition and anger. I think that if it comes to this, NATO will find reasons to refuse
@Dzoseff 7 місяців тому
NATO will strike before Russia attacks. We will see it comming, you can't hide such operation. 500 himars should clear every military unit and base in Belaruss...
@Interactive-gp8xf 7 місяців тому
@@michael-muller all putlerbots hope NATO would refuse to defend Baltic states, and you are one of putlerbots🤮👎🏼
@oldhongkong565 7 місяців тому
Are you kidding ? NATO can't even produce enough ammunition for Ukraine, let alone fight its own war
@j.erickson8571 7 місяців тому
Keep making assumptions. Do you know that the actual numbers are classified?
@lashlarue7924 7 місяців тому
Return to your boiler room in Magnitogorsk, troll. Go collect your 50 worthless rubles for your bot comment.
@mabra-tico 7 місяців тому
Jika masih belum ada jawaban, maka penjelasan dengan mengurangi kalimat bias akan diterapkan secara bertahap!!
@makishavadjias8696 7 місяців тому
i like your talk of war ........but why not talk of peace..... why go to the past ...baltic states problems with russia to solve the future with war ..come on count me out
@paulgibbon5991 7 місяців тому
Because Russia has told us over and over that they do not respect peace treaties. We started listening.
@erikasdarodalykus 7 місяців тому
Prūsija baltams
@user-ml1hu3jr8l 7 місяців тому
So Europe flanks a narrow corridor that Russia needs and ye are saying that Europe should worry? Not sure that's how power works. If it was the other way around I'd understand your argument. NATOand EU can deal with any issue that occurs. Scare mongering
@karliskokorevics6902 7 місяців тому
That corridor is the territory of Lithuania and Poland (EU & NATO). It's not our fault Russia is keeping Kaliningrad instead of giving it back to Germany.
@45641560456405640563 7 місяців тому
Oh by all means lets drag this tired subject outbfor another round of irrelevant scaremongering....
@yeahwellfu 7 місяців тому
Seriously this Suwalki Gap thing is talked to death. Find something more important to talk about
@filipe5722 7 місяців тому
Something important like the Suwalki Gap?
@tonylinkich3464 7 місяців тому
GLORY TO RUSKI
@mickmacgonigle5021 7 місяців тому
Invasions usually go from west to east
@scottkrater2131 7 місяців тому
Not in Europe's case, they go East to West.
@karthikj8969 7 місяців тому
NATO soft underbelly for a reason.
@morrisonreed1 7 місяців тому
Next time ask why this is the responsibility of the United States .Other than DW having a big budget for more interviews
@thehoneybadgerusmc 7 місяців тому
Especially being responsible for countries that were part of the Eastern Bloc. It made sense before 1989 with the Iron Curtain still in place. But what exactly do Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, etc bring to the table? Nothing. Time for Europe to defend themselves and stop relying in our generosity.
@MysliusLT 7 місяців тому
If you are worried about our security move the nukes there. Best deterrence.
@filipe5722 7 місяців тому
Yeah, move the nukes where NATO defense is the weakest. Genius move.
@MysliusLT 7 місяців тому
@@filipe5722 Well, Russia moved to Kaliningrad (literally surrounded by NATO) and Belarus, all the nukes at the borders. NATO - no response. If you want to avoid the conflict, have to protect the weakest point.
@filipe5722 7 місяців тому
@@MysliusLT Before, Russia had a very significant presence in the Baltic Sea and they could actually reach Kalliningrad relatively quickly through this gap. The territory wasn't as vulnerable as you might think. Now it's a different think. You can expect Russia to gradually demilitarize Kalliningrad since they won't be able to reasonable defend it in case of war.
@MysliusLT 7 місяців тому
@@filipe5722 What gap are you talking about. Those territories in Europe didn't change since 1945
@withgrowinginsanity198 7 місяців тому
I hope russia tries... so we have an excuse to LEVEL and devide this failed state
@elvieyoung5244 7 місяців тому
You are wrong , Putin is King of the North in Daniel riding with ANGELS IN ZECHARIAH 1:8-15 !
@naakatube 7 місяців тому
THERE'S NO NATO CONFLICT ... IF NATO WOULD USE THE FULL EXTENT OF ITS FORCE, RUSSIA WOULD BE ANNIHILATED IN A FEW MONTHS 😂😂😂💀💀💀🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
@j.erickson8571 7 місяців тому
Weeks...
@Samb0o0o0 7 місяців тому
General armchair
@naakatube 7 місяців тому
@@j.erickson8571Yes I was being cautious 😂😂😂
@JamesBond-ko3qx 7 місяців тому
@@Samb0o0o0 It’s called common sense, Russia is struggling already with NATO involved it becomes a one sided conflict.
@Samb0o0o0 7 місяців тому
@@JamesBond-ko3qx OK general armchair 2
@BoeEstevez-bd9ed 7 місяців тому
No nato
@malbakanka1642 7 місяців тому
Taking about Georgia and other what about Libia Iraq and other countries that Neto distro?
@herbertwagner7781 7 місяців тому
Whataboutism
@mabra-tico 7 місяців тому
Dan untuk penjelasan kebiadapan sandiwara yang telah terjadi diwilayah Asia itu, tentunya tidak terlewatkan!!
@mabra-tico 7 місяців тому
Silahkan dijawab!!...mengapa kawasan Asean dan sebagian wilayah selatan dan timur Asia itu dapat menjadi bodoh dengan tunduk menyembah habitat iblis lintah parasit biadap itu??...... jika tidak ada jawaban, maka penjelasan akan diteruskan!!
@vlatkoangelov5954 7 місяців тому
In Kaliningrad Russia have 200 nuclear weapons, please don't forget that
@galvinstanley3235 7 місяців тому
N.A.T.O. allies have way more than 200.
@adamciemniewski764 7 місяців тому
so waht? Pleas dont forgent that NATO have better equipment, more soldiers and alsow have atomic bombs
@vlatkoangelov5954 7 місяців тому
@@sazzbot8874 you are crazy, this is not video game it's real life, 20 minutes and Europe will be destroyed only with Kaliningrad wepons, in Russia will be 5800 left, who will lose more Russia or west, whole transgender population death ☠️ don't be homofob
@paulgibbon5991 7 місяців тому
And how many of them work?
@vlatkoangelov5954 7 місяців тому
@@adamciemniewski764 you are from Poland and don't do that, killing Cristinans is not good, only if you are from ISIS, peace in Europe
@Samb0o0o0 7 місяців тому
Nato is struggling to produce enough weapons for ukraine they resorted to sending them cluster bombs 😂. They got no hope of fighting russia. Usa and europe combined cant produce as much ammunition as russia
@Rtg5637 7 місяців тому
That's so true. Russia and North Korea.munition factories combined. Belarus stockpiles are already depleted.
@bobbrown8661 7 місяців тому
Fatboy on Moscow, call it a day.
@mabra-tico 7 місяців тому
Sandiwara dari wilayah benua biru itu selalu terlihat!....dan bukan yang dapat disembunyikan!!... Anehnya wilayah biru menolak menerima 'Pemberian' , tentunya untuk menerima itu harus melalui dengan langkah terang keberanian!!.. serta bahkan lebih memilih tunduk kepada kebodohannya yang timbul.dari kepengecutannya sendiri!... Pahamilah itu!!... Dan kehendak Rakyat diwilayah benua biru itu, jelas-jelas tidak diwakili oleh siapapun!!.....karena yang telah diwakili oleh seluruh penyelenggara diwilayah benua biru adalah kaum oligarki biadap yang kebiadapannya melebihi binatang!! Satu tahun yang. lalu telah dijelaskan bagaimana kemanusiaan yang berjuang itu sesungguhnya telah dikelilingi para penindasnya!! ..Rakyat yang berjuang itu tentunya semakin kuat!! Dan kesombongan dari sandiwara itu adalah kesedihan!!
@parislondonbranch.....149 7 місяців тому
I can't wait for NATO to free Kashmir and Manipur ASAP my friend code update 🙏. ..
@ALLAHISENOUGHFORPALASTINE 7 місяців тому
Don't worry about that it, because NATO vs Russia will be involved nukes.
@paulgibbon5991 7 місяців тому
Are you sure they work? warheads are high maintenance, what are the odds that the upkeep budget got turned into a superyacht or two? We've seen how rotted and corrupt the rest of Russia's military is.
@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 26 днів тому
like in Cuba in the 60ties ?
@michaelvainer3350 7 місяців тому
It is a short way to isolation Poland from Baltia !
@gaborrajnai6213 7 місяців тому
Build the forts and dont cry. NATO has no obligation to pay the bills for the baltic nations.
@karliskokorevics6902 7 місяців тому
Baltic States are NATO states, and one of the few ones who fulfilled the 2% GDP on military sending quota. WTF are you on about?
@Deborah-z5j9f4v3 7 місяців тому
This video is gold!😘
@fandzejka9540 7 місяців тому
Suvauki. Polish "w" sounds just like German "w" 🙃
@AdamBuccaschie 7 місяців тому
Suwalki /swaki/ like in "walk".
@fandzejka9540 7 місяців тому
@@AdamBuccaschieI think not. More like soo-vow-kee (in English pronunciaiton, sorry I do not know the international sound notation, if you know what I mean).
@resolverresolver5812 7 місяців тому
God bless Russia,Glory to Russia in jesus mighty Name amen,the Cause and foundations of the war is Italy and France Paris, America Napolitano,Napoli,Taranto,Torino,sardinia.Rome:;;;,,,*****?
@seppohannunen7020 7 місяців тому
More disputes, NATO?☝⚠️⚠️⚠️
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