The Russian plan of escalation against NATO is no longer on paper but consists of an entire operational plan in order to strike the strategic "blind spots" of the Alliance if the West attacks Moscow first, as the Russian media outlet Tsargrad reveals on 18/6. At the same time, the Russians announce without hesitation anymore that the strikes against Ukraine will be intensified after the attack with hundreds of drones against Moscow on 18/6. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergey Lavrov, spoke of a barrage of new attacks on Kyiv. While the Russian Lieutenant General, Viktor Sobolev, spoke of a salvo of strikes from. Kyiv to Western Ukraine, which will put the Zelensky regime once and for all at the negotiation table. Nevertheless, the Russian staff is also preparing a more comprehensive plan as an answer to an escalation scenario from the Western Wing. The first step for Moscow passes. through Tehran, namely through the closure of 7 strategic transport passages of the West, mainly in the Baltic and the Gulf of Finland. And while indeed, the response to "NATO signals" from the side of Kaliningrad could be the blockade of the straits, there are also other. alternative solutions. In this case, these pass through Romania and Poland, a "double pincers of fire" for the logistics connecting the West with Ukraine. "This will lead the Ukrainians and the West faster to the idea that they must compromise with Russia", the experts estimate.
Lavrov: Order for intensification of strikes against Ukraine
"Words alone are not enough as a response to the actions of Kyiv", stated the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Russia will continue to launch massive strikes against Ukrainian targets that are directly linked to the fighting capacity and operational readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the recent attack of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in Moscow. As the head of Russian diplomacy mentioned, this strategy is being implemented following an order by President Vladimir Putin and will continue consistently.
"It is not accidental that the president announced some time ago, following another terrorist attack that was attributed to Kyiv, that we will proceed from now on with massive and coordinated strikes on a regular basis. These attacks will target installations and infrastructure that directly affect the combat readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is a mission that has been assigned by the Supreme Commander and our armed forces are executing it and will continue to execute it", he characteristically stated. Lavrov further underlined that, in the view of Moscow, verbal condemnations and political statements are not sufficient as a response to the actions of the Ukrainian side, hinting that Russia will continue to respond with military means.
Lieutenant General Sobolev: Deployment of army in Western Ukraine, new sweeping strikes... from Kyiv to Lviv
For his part, the Russian Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, a member of the Defense Committee of the State Duma, appealed for the intensification of the attack in the zone of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, in the wake of the attacks in Moscow and in other Russian regions. The official stated that an attack in the zone of the Special Military Operation will protect Russia from the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "We must take all measures for the reinforcement of the air protection and defense of our energy installations. These measures are being taken. In order for this not to be repeated, we must achieve the goals of the special military operation as soon as possible", stated Viktor Sobolev, emphasizing that this can be achieved with the deployment of Russian troops at the western borders of Ukraine.
In this context, he requested "offensive operations with decisive goals" in the Northeast Military District. "It is necessary to concentrate forces and resources for the attack in one or two regions", concluded Viktor Sobolev. Earlier, the deputy of the State Duma, Alexei Zhuravlev, requested "a serious war" in the wake of the attack with drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Moscow. The parliamentarian proposed that the Russian Armed Forces should target the transport infrastructure of Ukraine to stop the strikes with drones.
The state terrorism of the Ukrainians as... a method to avoid defeat
Terrorism is the weapon of the one who loses, noted for his part the reserve lieutenant colonel of the FSB and political analyst Vitaliy Kolpashnikov to Tsargrad. The Ukrainians are losing on the field of battle and that is why they resort to radical and deceitfully asymmetric methods of warfare. They are trying to "turn the situation around", looking forward to a truce along the front line. They want to exercise pressure on the Russian leadership and on the population in order to catch a breath, reinforce their military logistics, and increase the production of the appropriate military equipment, such as drones.
Kyiv is running out of mobilization resources. They need a respite, at least for a few months, noted the lieutenant colonel on the air of the show "We are informed". The Ukrainians are losing, the Russian army is advancing, and "the Kyiv regime resorts to brutal terrorist acts."
The assassination attempt against Andrey Pinchuk sent a message
It is recalled that last week, on June 12, the former Minister of State Security of the Donetsk People's Republic and current political commentator of Tsargrad, Andrey Pinchuk, almost lost his life in a terrorist attack. The blast attempt occurred in New Moscow, in the settlement of Shchapovo, around 17:00 Athens time. A courier of an electronic store delivered a parcel, which after a short time exploded.
Andrey Pinchuk was injured, but survived. At his house, the windows were broken and the entrance door sustained damage. Unfortunately, on the internet there is a sufficient number of people who cannot think logically. Thus, some considered that the elimination attempt was staged, simply because the first head of the Ministry of State Security of the Donetsk People's Republic was not killed. One of the proofs that the attack was not pre-planned constitutes the assessments of the investigation, which in turn testify that the preparation of the crime was carried out at a "high professional level." It is noted that the perpetrators and the circumstances of the assassination attempt of the colonel have already been identified. Who these people are, the public does not know yet. The question is where the organizers are located.
The dark centers fighting Moscow are activated from Paris and London... to Tajikistan
However, we must note that Russia does not consider that the organizers of the terrorism are in Kyiv. Those who are in Kyiv are executors, just like those who commit these terrorist acts in Russian territory. They are equally hired employees of Western secret services. Where must they be eliminated? In Paris, in Berlin, in London? wonders Vitaliy Kolpashnikov.
According to him, the situation that is taking shape now is "interesting": Russia is conducting, in reality, an almost semi-hot war with the entire West, while at the same time the Russian borders remain wide open with the entire CIS, the Commonwealth of Independent States. The reference is made to Central Asia. Here is the latest statement: Moscow still has Tajikistan as its main supplier of labor migration potential. The guest of Tsargrad stated convinced that it is impossible on the one hand for Russia to be fighting with the entire West and on the other hand to keep the gate wide open with the entire Central Asia. "I love and respect Tajikistan very much, but excuse me, there exists the largest concentration of Wahhabis and religious extremists in the entire post-Soviet space. Now the migration policy of Russia is gradually evolving and becoming stricter. But somehow excessively slowly", expresses his regret the interlocutor of Tsargrad.
"This is the second front against Russia"
Another problem is the continuous pressure of NATO. The military experts consider that the Russian staff must regulate and define itself the levels of escalation of the conflict. The strikes of Ukraine through Poland and the Baltic against the Russian oil terminals in Ust-Luga, in Primorsk, and in the neighboring regions of St. Petersburg "show that the Ukrainians and the West are examining the possibility, primarily the West and NATO, to open a second front against Russia, the Baltic front", stated the political analyst Yuriy Baranchik. Regarding this, the Russian expert presented a bleak forecast. Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad region are surrounded by countries that belong already to the NATO bloc.
Their exercises are a signal that "NATO is ready for the fact that Russia will defend Kaliningrad there." At the same time, these exercises are a hint that Moscow must not sharpen the situation there, on the shores of the Baltic. As if to say, deal only with Ukraine. And that because "NATO is ready, it will block immediately the Suwalki corridor." That is, Russia will have access to Kaliningrad only via sea, assumed Yuriy Baranchik. According to him, if such a conflict arises, then "the Russian staff will have to react immediately with tactical nuclear weapons." In order for NATO to move to negotiations.
The Russians can tighten the noose on 7 international Straits causing suffocation to the West
Meanwhile, in a series of channels of Telegram, experts expressed their wonder: why does Russia not use the capabilities it possesses in the Baltic Sea itself? There are several straits: the Irbe strait, between Latvia and the Estonian island of Saaremaa, the Danish Straits, the Sound, the Great Belt, and the Little Belt. That is, the strategic exits from the Baltic Sea toward the North Sea. The zone between the Danish Bornholm and the coasts of Poland and Sweden.
"In this situation, Russia can create a not so pleasant picture for Europe, closing the straits. Is it in principle possible to do this?" asked the presenter Elena Afonina. Yuriy Baranchik considers that "this will constitute essentially a declaration of war on NATO": Russia will not just position its ships there, right? They will be destroyed – NATO will declare war on Russia. And what will the ships do? Will they approach the Western tankers and prevent them from passing? Neither is Russia going to mine the straits. I do not think it is a good idea.
First act of the declaration of war on NATO the strikes in Constanța and Rzeszów
The political analyst pointed out that now many people in Russia are ready for a path of sharp escalation of the conflict, up to the use of tactical nuclear weapons against Europe. The expert added: The strikes in Kyiv that were carried out respond to this line of popular expectations. But Russia considers that strikes also against Western bases are possible. Here is Rzeszów, for example, Constanța. Isolated strikes can stop this flow. If they do not stop it, the Russian staff must act with other methods and means. According to the political analyst, the blockade of the straits cannot take place in "shadow mode", in a region far from Russia. Instead, the attacks on factories producing military equipment for Ukraine, at the bases of Rzeszów and Constanța, are "a slightly different situation." The missile strikes can be "isolated" – for the deterrence of aggression. If the current methods of Russia for forcing Kyiv into a truce do not work, the Russian staff must strike harder and change methodology, striking at other points. Perhaps not at some power production factory in Kyiv, but in Zhulyany, or in Brovary where the elite lives, maybe it is better to drop a few missiles there? Perhaps this will lead the Ukrainians faster to the idea that it is necessary to compromise with Russia, concluded the political analyst.
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