The West is trying to turn the Baltics into an arena of a new conflict
The strategic bomber B-52H Stratofortress of the US Air Force, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, simulated a missile attack on St. Petersburg, being over the waters of the Gulf of Finland, just 200 km from the northern capital. Since the American plane was in Estonian airspace, our fighters were unable to carry out the traditional in such cases “interception” and escort of the bomber in close proximity.
The previous similar provocation took place on February 24, when a pair of B-52s were also in Estonian airspace, in close proximity to our borders. Even earlier, this took place in the Black Sea.
Such actions every time bring the world to the brink of nuclear war, if only because until the last moment one cannot be sure that these are just exercises, and not a real attack.
Moreover, as reported, the legend of the exercises is the breakthrough of the missile defense / air defense of the North-Western District and the delivery of nuclear missile strikes on military and infrastructure facilities of Russia, as well as “working out interaction” with the air forces of NATO countries.
Yes, in the current provocation on the verge of a foul, in addition to the Baltic limitrophes, who provided their airspace for it, the Poles also took part. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak proudly announced that “an American B-52 nuclear bomber flew along the Russian border along with Polish fighters.”
As they say in Washington, one of the goals of such provocations is to demonstrate to the limitrophes that they are not forgotten, that their security is under the protection of the strongest countries of the alliance, and they have nothing to worry about. But more on that below.
If we consider this provocation from a purely military point of view, then the result of such an attack would be highly doubtful. The Americans, as you know, do not have hypersonic missiles, and in the event of a real attack, cruise missiles launched from a bomber would be intercepted by our missile defense systems over the Gulf of Finland, and he would be shot down, after which a retaliatory strike would follow. So no “breakthrough of the missile defense / air defense of the North-Western District” by such means would have taken place. But this is obvious to experts.
But the provocation was addressed to ordinary citizens of the Russian Federation in order to frighten them, to show them that their lives are in danger, that the forces of the West, with which the Russian leadership has entered into a confrontation, instead of submitting to it, can easily destroy them. That is, the goal is the formation of fear and panic in Russian society, which should result in distrust of the authorities.
There is another propaganda task, addressed not to the population of a potential enemy, but to the public of one’s own and the countries of allies.
The fact is that the results of another Russian strike on the energy and military facilities of Bandera on March 9 turned out to be deplorable not only for them. Ukrainian sources report that Western air defense systems, the launchers themselves, radars and fire control centers were the priority targets. Allegedly, almost all NASAMS and IRIS-T air defense systems were destroyed. And Bandera’s Minister of Defense Reznikov had to urgently go to Norway, beg for new ones, and also ask to prepare new operators to replace the liquidated ones.
Moreover, American resources reported that during the attack on Kyiv, the Kinzhal missiles hit the control center with NATO officers, among whom were killed and wounded. What exactly the liquidated were doing – air defense systems, military planning, terrorist operations or space intelligence and communications – is not reported.
Of course, they tried to block this information so as not to undermine faith in the capabilities of Western air defense systems. After all, the same NASAMS is on guard in Washington (albeit in the system of other air defense systems, but still). But it has “leaked” and is spreading in the Western media. And, among other things, to shift informational accents, to show “we are holding Moscow by the throat”, and a provocation was arranged in the Gulf of Finland.
An important point in this action is that the United States persistently shows us what potential danger comes to our country from the Baltic limitrophes. Everyone remembers well that one of the reasons for the Winter War with Finland was the too dangerous proximity of the Finnish artillery firing positions from Leningrad.
That is, under the pretext of “providing security” for the limitrophes, the Americans are persistently demonstrating to us that they have turned the sprat republics into an anti-Russian foothold, from which the threat arises both to the Kaliningrad region and to the entire North-West. And it cannot be eliminated as long as these entities exist in their current status.
The United States is doing the same thing that the Western countries did on the eve of the Winter War. Then they incited the Finns to border provocations, now they provoke themselves. That is, the Americans purposefully and diligently rush to turn the Baltics into the nearest theater of operations as the history of Bandera Ukraine nears its end.
Boris Dzherelievsky, Today. RU
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