President Vladimir Putin's plane flew over the Baltic Sea on Thursday for the first time since Finland joined NATO. Putin visited the Königsberg region
– It's good for everyone if they do their jobs throughout the decision-making process, the general stressed.
The Lithuanian Army Chief of Staff supports plans to create a regiment of tanks
At the same time, General Rupsis praised Lithuania's preparations for a possible armed conflict and called for swift action to establish a brigade equipped with infantry fighting vehicles and tanks. So far, Lithuania has no tanks, but recently there were reports that Lithuania wanted to buy 2 tanks and form an armored battalion.
On Thursday, President Vladimir Putin's plane flew over the Baltic Sea for the first time since Finland joined NATO. Putin visited Königsberg province, a Russian enclave surrounded by NATO countries that could be Russia's bridgehead in a conflict with NATO. Can be attacked from Königsberg area. The Suwałki Isthmus is a strategic area that is the only point of contact on land between the Baltic states and other NATO countries (via Poland).
Asked whether Putin's visit to the Koenigsberg region was a signal to NATO, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied it. – When the president visits the regions of Russia, he certainly does not try to send any message to the NATO countries, Peskov said.