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>Russia already has Kaliningrad It was called Königsberg. It was once Germany but it is no where near Germany today - there is still this pesky Poland in betwe

>Russia already has Kaliningrad It was called Königsberg. It was once Germany but it is no where near Germany today - there is still this pesky Poland in between. Having control over Sweden also helps to deal with the Polish question... Let me stress it again. At current state attacking Sweden probably (and hopefully) will be suicide for Russia, but only thanks to respectable deterrence by Sweden. Otherwise, if Russia would consider attacking one of its western neighbours, it would make much more sense to attack Sweden first. I hope it makes it clear why it is ridiculous to ridicule Sweden for having a serious army. >mostly poeple of Russia are the victims... ... of their own delusions (i.e. NATO countries are trying to encircle them etc)?

rangibaby 9y ago
In the event of an offensive war, Russia would go through Latvia and Lithuania to link with Kaliningrad. They could safely ignore Sweden. What is the point of opening a front there from a Russian perspective?
- BoiledCabbage 9y ago
  > Russia would go through Latvia and Lithuania The absolutely crucial difference is that Latvia and Lithuania are both NATO countries, and that would trigger Article 5.
- kbart 9y ago
  "What is the point of opening a front there from a Russian perspective?" The difference between attacking a country with sub-par military vs attacking the mightiest military alliance on the whole world?