Russia could be moving in a worrying way. That is the announcement that several Western intelligence officials recently shared after detecting unusual movements very close to the border between Russia and Finland.
As reported, and according to the Wall Street Jorunal, The opening of military bases and mobilization of military at the gates of Finland -with which Russia shares 1,300 km of border -could respond to Moscow’s interest in expanding the conflict to NATO territory in the near future.
Thus, the main movements that have been detected by Russia focus on the expansion of military bases to about 160km from the East of Finland, which could be translated into the opening of new military bases to which to send thousands of troops, according to the aforementioned medium citing sources of Western officials.
But this announcement is not something new. In fact, it is one of the warnings that NATO representatives have repeated most times since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. Including Finland, a country that joined NATO in 2023 and sees his sovereignty at Russian actions.
In addition, during the last months, Moscow has sent Military to Ukraine from these bases near Finland, so it can be said that the Russian deployment in the Nordic country can be of the utmost importance for Russian aspirations both in Ukraine and in future conflicts with NATO.
This theory reinforces the words of Christopher Cavoli, commander of the US forces, who already warned that Russia would be reconstructing their forces many faster than you could expect. “Despite the extensive losses on the battlefield in Ukraine, the Russian army is rebuilding and growing at a faster rate than most analysts had anticipated,” said Cavoli.
This will be translated, according to the expert, in the production of 250,000 Russian projectiles per month. Or what is the same: the ability to have an arsenal three times Mayor as that of the US and Europe. together. And all these theories could not go unchanged. More if possible, if the statements of the Russian Defense Minister, Andréi Belousov, who said that Russia must be prepared for a possible conflict with NATO in the next decade are remembered.
For all these reasons, NATO has already intensified its preparations – consciously the countries closest to Russia – to counteract a hypothetical Russian attack. Some countries such as Poland or the Baltic are now reinforcing their borders with Russia and Belarus and increasing their defense expenditure.
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