Test firing from the Patriot air defense system. Archive photoMOSCOW, 22 Jan. Sarah White, an analyst at the Lexington Institute, in an article for 19Fortyfive, described how the West can «neutralize» the Kaliningrad factor in the event of an armed conflict with Russia. As the observer noted, the semi-exclave bordering Poland and Lithuania could give NATO «a lot of headaches.» She recalled that the region is well armed: it has high-precision Iskander-M systems, fighters with cruise missiles, and also serves as the base for the impressive Russian Navy. jpg» />The General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine revealed the «scenario for the rapid accession» of Ukraine to Russia. According to the author, in order to neutralize the military advantages of the Kaliningrad region, Warsaw and Vilnius should take action as soon as possible. White is convinced that the purchase of American Patriot anti-aircraft systems (SAM), fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft and M1 Abrams tanks would be an «effective» response to the Russian defense system built in the region. Although Lithuania cannot afford such expensive weapons, it still needs to supply at least a missile defense system, the columnist summed up. The American media call Kaliningrad a «NATO nightmare», and representatives of the United States and the alliance have repeatedly announced plans to «seize» the region in case of conflict with Russia. The military personnel of the alliance during the exercises are practicing the assault on the semi-exclave. Military experts called fantasies any statements about the possibility of invading this region of the country without consequences for the West. According to Konstantin Sivkov, doctor of military sciences, the conflict in the Baltics and the theoretical loss of part of the territory by Russia will lead to a nuclear war, so discussions about the balance of power are of no particular importance. jpg» />Le Figaro: NATO is preparing for a «war» with Russia in the Baltics
