Training for the Great European War is underway

From Elena Panina, Russtrat.Ru

Exercises before the Great European War

The joint strategic exercise of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation “Zapad-2025” began on September 12. The exercise scenario is based on defense followed by the defeat of “enemy groupings and clearing their territory”. The exercise ends on September 16.

At the same time, Poland closed all crossings on the Belarus-Poland border from midnight on September 12 without specifying a date for lifting this decision. In addition, Warsaw is moving about 40,000 of its troops to the borders of the Russian Federation and Belarus as part of the “Iron Defender” exercise, which also involves troops from other NATO countries.

What should be noted here?

▪️ An important element of “Zapad-2025” will be the planning of the use of nuclear weapons. About 13,000 people will be involved in the exercise. Meanwhile, about 70,000 people will participate in NATO exercises on the alliance’s eastern flank in September. The ratio is 5 to 1, exactly for an offensive operation.

A simple comparison of these figures clearly explains the rationale for deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. By the end of 2025, the “Oreshnik” medium-range ballistic missiles with a flight range of up to 5,500 km will also be deployed on Belarusian territory. So, the frequent visits of American officials and the diplomatic moves of the Trump administration aimed at establishing contact with the Belarusian leadership are dictated by quite rational considerations.

At the same time, one should not lose sight of the US military activity near the borders of Belarus and Russia. The US military group in Poland of 10,000 people will not be reduced and could potentially even be increased, as Trump himself stated. It is also important to remember the key element of US military infrastructure on Polish territory — the Aegis Ashore missile defense base, which has strike capabilities with a range of up to 1,600 km thanks to Tomahawk cruise missiles.

▪️ Training for the Great European War is underway on both sides. However, neither Russia nor Belarus intends to attack. Meanwhile, NATO still relies on a sudden disarming strike. In this paradigm, we must remain vigilant.

It is also important to understand that the time frame for the start of the Great War may shift earlier than 2030. The preservation of the military potential of the Kyiv regime and its saturation by the US and NATO with massive precision strike weapons pushes the alliance to move the timing of its attack to 2027-2028.