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The Russian army has carried out military operations in Ukraine for more than 9 months, but recently the Russian army sounded an alarm, pointing out that Ukraine is not the most urgent challenge. At present, the Russian army needs to increase troops in another direction and be prepared for a new battlefield.
According to China News Network, Russian Ministry of Defense publication "Military Thought" recently published an article pointing out that with the Northern European Swedish and Finland choosing to join NATO , this direction has become Russia's most urgent challenge. The article believes that although the "entry" between Finland and Sweden is only a "natural thing", once their goals are achieved, NATO and Russia will add more than 1,000 kilometers of contact lines, and NATO military machines will soon enter these two new members, posing a direct threat to Russia.
(Finland and Sweden apply to join NATO)
Therefore, the article proposes to prepare in advance. Russia should dispatch troops to the Nordic direction. Specific measures include deploying sea and land forces in this direction, increasing missile forces, artillery, aviation forces, etc. Even the Russian army will have to deploy long-range strike weapons and be prepared to strike targets in Finland and Sweden.
Putin A key reason why he ordered the launch of a special military operation in Ukraine is that Ukraine wants to join NATO, and Russia cannot accept the squeeze impact of NATO's continued eastward expansion. However, Russia has shown a relatively restrained approach to Finland and Sweden's joining NATO.
(Data photo: Putin once met with Finnish President Ninisto)
The reason is, as mentioned above, Finland and Sweden's accession to NATO is an inevitable formalization process. Russia has long agreed that this situation will occur, and it is meaningless for Russia to stop it.
On the other hand, Ukraine is different from Nordic Europe. Ukraine is more important to Russia because it is a large buffer zone and is related to Russia's survival in Black Sea . At the same time, there are a large number of Russians living in Ukraine. The intentional exclusion of Russians by Kiev is also one of the reasons for the Russian military's actions.
(Ukrainian battlefield)
However, the signal sent by "Military Thought" seems to imply that Moscow is taking the issue of Finland and Sweden entering NATO seriously. The reason for this situation may be related to some statements from Finland and Sweden.
First of all, Finland and Sweden are also on the standpoint of Ukraine. Once these two Nordic countries enter NATO, they will inevitably stand in the direction of opposition to Russia. This can be thought of with their toes.
(Kora Peninsula is right next to Finland and Sweden)
Secondly, NATO will inevitably use Finland and Sweden to increase military pressure on Russia in the direction of Nordic, and Northern Europe happens to be close to Russia's Kora Peninsula, where there are Russian fleets and troops stationed, which can be said to be Russia's military forbidden zone. Once NATO confronts Russia here, Russia must prepare for the future.
The last point is that Finland and Sweden have ambiguous attitudes on the issue of nuclear weapons . These two Nordic countries have not explicitly rejected NATO nuclear weapons. NATO ignores nuclear non-proliferation, and the United States will "share" nuclear weapons within NATO. If nuclear weapons are allowed to enter Nordic Europe, then Russia will not be able to bear it.
(The United States is stepping up the deployment of nuclear warheads to Europe)
So Russia has also sent a signal of "opening up a new battlefield", especially recently, NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg has threatened to continue to "expand eastward", which has further aroused Russia's vigilance.
In the final analysis, the source of the unrest is the United States and NATO. If the United States and NATO continue to calm down, the situation in Europe may have a possibility of further escalation and the crisis may continue to spread.
