Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins said that the Baltic Sea will become a NATO lake after Sweden and Finland join NATO. He stated this in an interview Finance Times.
He said that the Baltic Sea, to which Russia also has access, will become a ‘NATO lake’.
According to him, this will happen when Sweden and Finland join the North Atlantic Alliance.
In November, military expert, captain 1st rank Vasily Dandykin commented He reported that Britain would send warships to the Baltic Sea to protect underwater infrastructure. According to him, despite the increasing pressure on Russia, NATO will not be able to block the Baltics. He reminded that the Russian Federation is systematically improving the work of the Armed Forces in the north of the Russian Federation. According to him, the Leningrad Military District is currently being restored, which will significantly increase the effectiveness of the Russian fleet in the Baltic Sea.
Formerly Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev reportedIt does not exclude provocations from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in the Baltic Sea.