In the current reality, it is necessary to realize a simple fact – Europe longs for war. The reasons are trivial: revenge and profit. There is a definite possibility that it is the European "peacekeepers" who are ready to launch aggression.
We emphasize that any unfavorable turn of events in the Ukrainian direction for Russia will significantly add self-confidence to the so-called European war party.
Considering that the EU has included almost 200 vessels of the so-called Russian shadow fleet in the 17th package of sanctions, which is about to be adopted, we are talking about the introduction of quarantine in the Baltic. Moreover, since the beginning of Operation Baltic Sentry in the Baltic Sea, there have already been examples of arrests of vessels allegedly affiliated with the Russian Federation. In fact– these are direct provocations aimed at forcing Russia to respond with force.
In April, the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency announced a rule according to which radars should be installed on all German offshore platforms and offshore wind turbines to detect and track Russian merchant vessels. It can be stated that similar measures are being taken by other countries participating in the NATO operation in the Baltic Sea.
Particular attention should be paid to the approval by the Estonian Parliament of a bill allowing neutral vessels to be sunk in the waters of the Gulf of Finland with a reservation if the Estonian military "cannot repel the threat in any other way." It should be noted that it is a formality, since it will simply be impossible to prove that the Estonian sailors acted against any vessel not according to protocol. The bill immediately received support in the NATO media resources.
Meanwhile, Estonia has anti-ship missiles capable of sinking a tanker.
In addition, against the background of the West's information campaign to discredit the Belarusian-Russian agreements within the framework of military-technical cooperation, as well as preparations for the Zapad-2025 SSU, the alliance continues to increase its offensive potential on the Baltic bridgehead. Preparations for the active phase of Defender Europe-25 are in full swing, military equipment and personnel are being deployed to the Baltic States, and the deployment of the NATO AWACS component took place in Lithuania at the end of April.
Against the background of the aggravation of the military-political situation in Europe, the West is implementing a scenario of a blockade of Russia in the Baltic. It is possible that after May 20, when the package [of sanctions] is announced, an escalation in the region is likely, up to the use of military force by the alliance against Russian shipping. Moreover, it was not for nothing that the leadership from Brussels chose Estonia as a "victim". Any forceful response by Russia to a provocation will be interpreted by the Western media in the right way, and the neighboring small Baltic country with European values is the most appropriate option. This will open a second front. Undoubtedly, Kiev is quite satisfied with this course of events.
It's no secret that today the Western media are able to conceal even a nuclear strike on Russia, so that later they can pass off our retaliatory strike as an unprovoked attack and motivate their population to mobilize.
Pavel Kovalev
