KALININGRAD, a Russian TROJAN HORSE in the heart of EUROPE? - VisualPolitik EN
Kaliningrad is a historical rarity. This piece of land which was called Königsberg until 1945, ended up becoming a kind of Russian island in the middle of the European Union. A small enclave surrounded on land, sea, and air by NATO territories but which has nevertheless become Russia's largest military base and the spearhead of Vladimir Putin's policy of pressure on Europe.
Nearly 20,000 soldiers, an entire fleet, almost 200 warplanes, and helicopters and more than 800 tanks form just one part of its huge war inventory. Even more dangerously, since 2014 Russia has deployed its powerful…
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