Could Russia invade Lithuania to cut off Baltic states from NATO? - DW News

[TexasTowelie]

[COL Mustard]

1. Only if they're willing to see what an Article 5

Breach would look like. That would risk a unified NATO response and be the start of WW III. I really hope Putin isn’t that stupid.

[Warpy]

3. Strongman leaders consider open, democratic societies to be weak

You know, weak leaders that change too often,populations so used to luxury they can't tolerate deprivation, all that happy horseshit they've told each other forever.

Ukraine is teaching them that's not quite the whole story. Unfortunately, I doubt Putin is getting much more accurate information than the Russian people are. He's got a stupid idea stuck in his head and little can get past it.

[Jim__]

2. I can't believe that Russia would even consider attacking a NATO country at this point.

Even Putin has to realize that Russian corruption has thoroughly destroyed their military.

[markpkessinger]

4. I also think it would be counterproductive . . .

. . . not just because it would trigger a unified NATO response, but because it would further strengthen the resolve of Finland and Sweden to join NATO!

[Ray Bruns]

5. I was about to post something similar. He cannot succcesfully invade Ukraine.

How is he going to take NATO?

[Rhiannon12866]

6. K&R, the entire region is under threat...