Russia's following targets: Klaipeda, Moldova, and Central Asia on alert
If Russia feels it has won in Ukraine, it will be tempted to continue. But if it feels defeated, it will seek revenge, believes Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, quoted by Fakt. The Latvian president also revealed Vladimir Putin's plans. He pointed out countries that could be attacked immediately after a potential victory in Ukraine. And these are not the Baltic states.
Russia is conducting a bandit-like attack on Ukraine. The war has been ongoing for over two years. Putin and his associates have repeatedly threatened an eventual attack on nearby Baltic countries.
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Edgars Rinkēvičs shared his opinion at the British Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), an advisory group focused on security and defence in London.
Russia is testing our borders and conducting sabotage attacks. Our security services work around the clock. There have been many arrests. Saboteurs are recruited on social media, and deepfakes interfere with election campaigns, quotes Fakt from the Latvian President's speech.
Which country will Russia attack next?
According to Edgars Rinkēvičs, Russia will start rebuilding its empire by attacking Moldova, Caucasus countries, and Central Asia. The Latvian president also said Russia may plunder Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.
As Fakt reports, these countries have strong ties with Russia and have the Kremlin's military bases there. In Armenia, Putin's army maintains an airbase (about 3,000-5,000 soldiers); in Kazakhstan, the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Russia still occupies parts of Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia) and Moldova (Transnistria).
When asked if Latvia fears a Russian invasion, he answered: — We must be prepared for all kinds of scenarios — quotes the president, Fakt. Rinkēvičs disagreed with arguments that allowing Ukrainian troops to strike Russian territory with Western weapons would escalate NATO-Russia tensions. Russia always escalates, he explained.
