War games in Latvia: Once inconvenible scenarios are cold exercises

A few years ago, the scenario made by Canadian and other NATO troops in Latvia last week was even excited to vote against the offensive eye.

The mud was soaked, in a few kilometers outside the Riga, about 3,400 soldiers from Riga, about 14 million soldiers – Canadian Command – how the Latvian capital will pursue the latest trench.

The Stark scenario opened a hypothetical occupation of the Baltic 30 days, unforgettable, fake name by an eager neighbor.

Everyone knew that the “enemy” was Russia, but no one was talking.

Relationships between the United States and Ukraine during the same week, appeared in the same week Ugly, a TV screaming match President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and President of Ukraine participates in the Oval Office in Vanyodymyr Zelenskyy.

The concept of Washington to Moscow’s orbit is also felt in Latvia. The country has witnessed Russian bases in the Baltic – once the Ukrainian war has been discharged from the troops and equipment – now it is filled and re-drawn.

Three Baltic countries – Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania – increased the fortification of the borders of Russia. However, there is an annoyance in connection with the NATO Agreement, Article 5 of Article Article 5, which is an attack on the attack on a member.

Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds, CBC news for the necessary NATO troops and more in a small nation for the necessary reinsurities to be brought in the crisis, asked more military equipment in military equipment.

“Even (larger) and there is a place and place to be stronger,” he said in an interview with Saturday CBC Radio House.

“We must remember that the Latvian border is an external border of the European Union and NATO. Thus, it is not only to protect the region and protect the region. This is to protect NATO and EU allies.”

The Western Military Union organized Latvian defense with a multinational department, which includes the Canadian LED Britain. The section is in charge of Denmark Maj.-gene. Jette Albinus, who also allowed CBC news to CBC News in ceasefire or in Ukraine, would allow Russia’s attention to the Baltic region.

In the middle of February. The Danish Institute of International Studies said that Russia is likely to continue the military structure in both the Baltic and the Arctic regions.

Albinus said the Danish intelligence service was peace in Ukraine and raised the level of danger on the border with the Baltic countries.

“There is no doubt .. here will rise in danger,” Albinus said.

“Just forces me to make my arms and make it better … You need to show you ready to fight and defend the Latvia and Baltic.”

Troops move in a crisis

Because union troops are first placed in the Baltic city of Baltic in 2017, the question of the NATO military planner is not to strengthen and reconstruct and reconstruction of the crisis.

The current plan for Latvia’s defense is in Hurry additional troops from Canada, Denmark and Sweden. The question is: Be there with Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea, maybe the airspace is closed?

Albinus, who said that the sea stripes are sure to remain open now, Sweden and Finland have joined NATO.

There are also large-scale plans to strengthen the Baltics through the railway system, other allied commanders.

Col., a commander of the Swedish mechanized battalion, which is part of the Canadian leadership brigade. Henrik Rosdahl said he was sure that the attention could continue to occupy and occupation of troops placed.

But he said that in Sweden-Canada – in the process of reconstruction of the army.

“Am I sure?” I would say so, “said Rosdahl CBC news.” As we talked, we will have a great force to bring our national defense forces (Latvia). “

However, he added that the political and military leadership of the state of strengthening is something better to meet.

The commander of the Lenting-Gen Mike Wright in Latvia in Latvia was “Content” in the Canadian-based Brigade, and a Brigade in the UK, he said that a brigade was in a separate in Estonia.

“We are not alone,” he said. “We are part of this obstacle and collective protection in the eastern section of NATO.”

Last year, the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) explored how a war in the Baltic would look like and how he will play in the geopolitics.

The report said that Russia’s probably in the Baltic region and the Baltic region and the Kremlin will cause a nuclear reaction to the restoration of NATO’s new Baltic province.

The Greenland of the Trump leadership is probably considering the threats to add to Canada through economic forces, the CEPA scenario does not look as far as the game in Latvia.