The Russian politician and Putin friend Dmitry Rogozin (60) rages over the challenges of traveling to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
The war has become Putin’s drug
According to Swedish The evening paper Rogozin is frustrated by all the documentation required to travel from Russia to the exclave.
“The time has come for a corridor to Kaliningrad,” writes the 60-year-old on Telegram.
However, such a corridor could have serious consequences, according to the Swedish lieutenant colonel Joakim Paasikivi.
– It could lead to a major war because there will be an attack on the NATO countries Poland and Lithuania. This is something NATO is well prepared for. The whole purpose of NATO’s build-up in the Baltics was to raise the threshold and deter Russia from attacking, he says to The evening paper.
CROSSED BORDER: Ukrainian intelligence shares video of what is believed to be an attack in the Belgorod region of Russia. Video: Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine / GUR. Reporter: Vegard Krüger / Dagbladet TV. view more
At the same time, he emphasizes that it is highly unlikely that Russia would succeed with such a corridor.
– The Russians do not have enough ground forces to attack any Western country without failure.
– A big warning to the West
Furthermore, Paasikivi claims that Rogozin’s statements prove that Russia is under attack and that the West is the aggressor.
– I see Rogozin’s statement as one in the crowd rather than a signal.
A video, which is said to be from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, is getting a lot of attention in the Ukrainian media. Reporter: Marte Nyløkken Helseth / Dagbladet TV. view more
Rogozin has previously been, among other things, NATO ambassador, deputy prime minister with responsibility for the defense industry and head of Russia’s space program until 2022.
He has been considered a close ally of Putin for several years, and has repeatedly made threats after Russia went to war against Ukraine.
On X, formerly Twitter, he has come into several confrontations, including with Tesla founder Elon Musk.
2024-01-07 02:02:01
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