Author: Battle Flash
According to a recent report by the Reference News, the Russian Air and Space Force deployed a MiG-31K fighter equipped with a "Dagger" hypersonic missile in Kaliningrad Oblast. The Dagger missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers and covers the whole of Europe. According to the report, the "Dagger" missile can fly at a speed of 10 times the speed of sound, and at the same time it can also maneuver throughout the flight. It can carry conventional and nuclear warheads and has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers. Russian Reserve Navy Colonel Konstantin Sivkov pointed out: "The 'Dagger' missile can actually cover the whole of Europe, hitting Germany, France, Italy and all European NATO countries in the deep zone." He believes that the appearance of MiG fighters carrying "daggers" in Kaliningrad Oblast is a purely political decision.
Russia's deployment of the Dagger supersonic missile in Kaliningrad Oblast is taking place against the backdrop of the continuous deterioration of Russian-Ukrainian relations and the stalemate in russia's negotiations with the United States and Western countries. It is clear that Russia is adding chips to its own negotiations, and the Russian enclave in Kaliningrad Oblast borders two NATO countries, Poland and Lithuania. It can be said that it is close to NATO and can launch strikes against NATO countries at any time. Moreover, its range can cover the entire NATO European countries, which is equivalent to putting a sharp sword on the head of the NATO European countries, which may be cut down at any time. Nato has no way to take this kind of weapon, so that its deterrent power can be brought into full play. The impact on the United States may not be large, but NATO European countries are estimated to dare not go to war with Russia over ukraine. Russia's move actually controls the opportunity, after all, if European countries do not agree to conflict with Russia, the United States is actually unable to support itself.
Russia is best at using direct and effective military struggles to gain an advantage in diplomatic struggles, and that's how the title "fighting nation" comes from. In a recent meeting between Putin and Macron, Putin also directly intimidated media reporters, saying do you want Russia and France to really go to war? Not only did the reporters dumbfounded, but Macron was terrified and rushed out to fight the round. This kind of straightforward diplomacy has become a diplomatic style in Russia. In fact, the reason why Russia has done this, there is also its own helplessness.
On the one hand, in recent years, with nato's eastward expansion, Russia has no room for concessions, and there is less room for strategic maneuver. The Ukraine problem is happening on Russia's doorstep, the two sides are tense, and it is difficult to deal with the complex situation without the use of military means. After all, people have been bullied to the doorstep, NATO continues to give Ukrainian military support, the United States troops have entered Eastern Europe, if you want to reciprocate Russia can not have any softness, can only be tougher than the other side, the deployment of military forces is stronger than the other side.
On the other hand, Russia's ability to counter NATO countries is extremely limited, and the two sides have almost no much contact in trade, after all, Russia has long faced blockade sanctions from the United States and Western countries. And The energy trade between Russia and European countries, although it is an indispensable thing in Europe, is not without substitutes, the United States has long been on the sidelines, and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany has been undermining. Therefore, Russia will never risk energy trade, because it may completely lose the European market, which is an unbearable price for Russia, and energy trade is also a pillar industry for Russia. Therefore, the means that Russia can use can only be military means, coupled with Russia's strong military strength, the ability and strength to adopt an active military response. Then choosing to be tough is an inevitable choice.
At present, because of the Ukraine issue, Russia's game with NATO is still continuing, the two sides have frequent dialogues, and the military deployment on the border has also been frequently mobilized, and they are making two-handed preparations. At present, the negotiations have not made much progress, Russia's request to NATO does not agree, NATO's proposal Russia directly rejected, has reached an impasse. In the military struggle, although the two sides are constantly increasing, they are also struggling to maintain their balance, and no one dares to shoot the first shot. It was such a fragile balance that the situation on both sides did not deteriorate to the point of war. However, this situation is very risky, and a little carelessness may lead to a fire. Or in the continuous military increase between each other, once the tipping point that either side can withstand is exceeded, the war will break out in an instant. Therefore, Russia's move can be said to have brought a tight curse to NATO countries, so that they dare not ignore Russia.