Nikolai Patrushev, an aide to the Russian ruler, said that the occupying country currently sees a threat to itself from NATO in the Baltic region, in particular, it is about the Russian port infrastructure and shipping.
Source: Patrushev in an interview with the magazine “National Defense”
Direct speech: “The forecast of the situation in the Baltic allows us to draw attention to the deliberate incitement of regional tensions by the naval forces of the European Alliance countries. There is a high probability of further intensification of threats to Russian port infrastructure and freedom of navigation.”
Details: Patrushev stated that NATO continues its policy of blocking Russia in the Baltic region, “neglecting the resumption of dialogue between Moscow and Washington.”
He also stated that Great Britain provoked the current escalation of the situation in the Baltic Sea.
According to him, NATO is practicing the use of cyberattacks on the navigation equipment of Russian ships to organize emergencies, including those that lead to accidents.
Direct speech: “Since the end of last year, additional forces have been deployed to the Baltic as part of Operation Baltic Sentinel, ostensibly to counter sabotage, which has become more frequent. Experts are inclined to believe that NATO countries themselves are the organizers, sponsors, and executors of the increasing number of emergencies on merchant ships and the failure of underwater infrastructure.
According to available information, their Navy plans to intensify terrorist activities against Russian underwater pipelines, tankers, and dry cargo ships.”
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