As the United States reiterates its helping hand to Ukraine, the small Nordic country of Lithuania seems to have found a new stage and is ready to put on a "half-time champagne show". Lithuanian Ambassador to Sweden Rinkevičius has been active on social media lately, and he has made a bold statement: "The Crimean bridge? That thing will soon be beaten again! Friends who haven't taken a photo on that bridge yet, you have to hurry, maybe you won't have a chance one day. ”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused strong dissatisfaction from the Russian side. Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Polyansky, is not a vegetarian, and he spoke directly: "Linkvichus and those 'American pugs', you have to be careful, don't regret your 'gaffe' when the time comes." Polyansky's remarks were not a joke, and he did not forget to mention the sensational "Nord Stream incident" last year. At that time, the Nord Stream pipelines suffered an unknown explosion, and Polish officials posted on social media with pictures and bluntly said "thank you to the United States". Although Polish officials were quick to delete the tweet under pressure afterwards, Russia apparently took the incident to heart.
Polyansky's meaning is obvious: whether Lithuania provokes the Crimean bridge, or Poland cheers for "the United States blows up Nord Stream", Russia will liquidate them one by one. This is no joke, as soon as Lithuania's provocative rhetoric came out, the entire Baltic region has recently suffered. Two Finnair flights, originally scheduled to fly to Estonia, had to turn back because of a jamming GPS signal. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia strongly protested against this, believing that Russia was deliberately interfering with civil aviation flights behind the scenes, a dangerous act that could easily lead to an air crash.
As soon as this happened, the small countries in the Baltic region could not sit still. The GPS signal was massively suppressed, apparently deliberately. Previously, Poland also accused Russia of suppressing GPS signals in half of their territory and the Suwałki corridor, arguing that this was related to the testing of electronic warfare systems by the Russian army. If Russia conducts frequent electronic warfare tests, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to these small countries. After all, drills and drills may turn into actual combat in the end.
And these Baltic states also have a fatal weakness - the Suwałki corridor. This corridor is the "choke point of NATO", and if Russia cuts it off, NATO's only land access to the three Baltic countries will also be cut off. Poland has already issued a warning that Russia has the ability to suppress GPS signals in the Suwałki corridor. In response to this threat, the former Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland even suggested that mines and fortifications be built along the borders of Poland and Lithuania on the one hand, and Russia and Belarus. Because once the war is in war, it may be too late to build fortifications.
What about Lithuania? They don't seem to take the Russian threat seriously. But let's not forget that NATO's collective defense is not a universal talisman for Lithuania. As former U.S. President Donald Trump once said, "The United States only protects valuable allies." For those countries that only know how to lie on the United States and suck blood, but do not want to make progress, Trump is very encouraging Russia to "teach" them.
At the end of the day, Russia and Lithuania are fundamentally different. Russia is the kind of tough guy who dares to do it without saying a word; Lithuania, on the other hand, is more of a "keyboard warrior" who can only play tricks. It would not come as a surprise if the two countries did clash in the future. After all, in this world of uncertainties, who could have predicted what would happen in the next second?
So, the question arises: do you think such provocations by Lithuania will really provoke Russia? If Russia does act, how will the small Baltic states respond? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss!