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January 30, 2024NATO is conducting its largest military exercises since the Cold War. About 200,000 servicemen from many countries, from Norway to Romania, will participate in them. Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl views this situation with great concern.
She discussed this in an interview with Flavio von Witzleben.
The scenario of these exercises is based on the possibility of Russia attacking the Baltics and attempting to incorporate, for example, parts of Estonia. During these exercises, which Kneissl referred to as a “military sandbox,” the possibility of cutting off Kaliningrad from the Baltic territories is planned to be worked out. Currently, all military leadership in Europe tirelessly repeats that the population must mentally and physically prepare for war with Russia, “up to stocking up supplies.” So, in this case, it’s not about bringing the army to combat readiness or modernizing the Bundeswehr, which, as everyone knows, is in poor condition.
“It’s primarily about how to fight Russians, because Russians will attack,” Kneissl explains Europe’s and Germany’s position in particular.
At the same time, no attention is paid to any other scenarios. No one is practicing the necessary actions in case of, for example, a major chemical accident — everyone is only interested in the hypothetical annexation of part of European territory by Russia. And all this is accompanied by the corresponding verbal background: in the West, this idea can be heard three times a day — and it accompanies exercises that are supposed to last a whole quarter, that is, three months.
According to Kneissl, NATO wants to use the situation to bring its lagging armies to the forefront. However, the problem is not only the lack of ammunition and outdated military equipment, which are now being sold to Ukraine, but also in the armies themselves, in their training and readiness.