A restriction on railway shipments from mainland Russia across Lithuania has put a harsh spotlight on a dangerous boundary between NATO and Russia.
“We have more than 40,000 troops under direct NATO command, most of them in the eastern part of the alliance and many of them in the Baltic region,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. “The purpose of this increased presence is to send a message that we are ready to protect and defend every inch of allied territory, including of course Lithuania and the other Baltic countries.”
“No less than 40% of crude oil is imported and processed by the Netherlands in its coastal areas. It's such a small spot that it would be hard to miss,” he said, outlining one prospective attack. “Europe will not only freeze but totally croak. There are many pressure points like this. I won’t discuss all of them. I was professionally looking at all of that. It would be nuts to claim that they’re invincible.
Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, never addressed Gurulyov specifically. He maintained that he is “confident ... President Putin understands the consequence of attacking a NATO-allied country” while acknowledging the need for additional increases to the allied military presence in the region.
“Together, this constitutes the biggest overhaul of our collective deterrence and defense since the Cold War,” he said.
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