What will happen to Russia when it dares to strike Europe

"The involvement of NATO countries in the war means that we might attack places like Poland. If we realize that we are in a military conflict with at least one NATO country, and others will support it, then it's clear that we will launch strikes on the territory of Poland, Germany, and other countries. This situation is completely different and something we have become accustomed to. However, it's important to note that any missile attack on Germany would lead to a massive social upheaval. People there don't want to lose their comfortable European lifestyle."

When it comes to NATO's expected armed response, Bashirov tries to reassure by saying that Russians are “already accustomed” to such situations. He refers to minor incidents like border tensions with drones and Storm Shadow missiles.

It's doubtful that Bashirov suddenly turned insane and couldn't recognize the vast difference between occasional small injections of resources by the Armed Forces along the border and a massive attack by all of NATO's incredible resources on critical targets throughout Russia without any restrictions.

In the end, Ukraine received only 2 Patriots (which the Armed Forces use to protect the capital) in a whole year, and it was a challenging process. Meanwhile, NATO quickly set up a modest defensive border around Vilnius within days before the summit, despite no clear signs of an imminent attack from Russia:

• Germany deployed 12 Patriot launchers. These are used to stop missiles and planes.

• Spain brought the air defense system NASAMS.

• France sent Caesar self-propelled howitzers.

• France, Finland, and Denmark stationed military aircraft in Lithuania.

• Britain and France provided tools to fight drones.

• Poland and Germany sent special operations helicopter forces to Vilnius.

• Other countries sent equipment to handle chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats.

To reiterate: these are basic security measures gathered in a short time from various nations just to calm the nerves of delegation members, because crazy Russia is very close. Even Bashirov could understand that if some idiot dares to attack “decision-making centers” in Europe, severe consequences will follow, possibly even reaching the Urals.

So it's a game. What’s the purpose then? Who do they (Bashirov is not the only one) want to push with such appeals? Do they want to incite a mutiny by someone else's hands? Or maybe something else?

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About the author. Oleksiy Holobutskyi, political scientist

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