Extremely tired of war games with Baltic scenarios that don’t take into account the Baltic states’ national forces and defence plans.
15k Russians won’t be the end of NATO because Lithuanians can take care of them even without outside help.
Yeah, but then there is this from a recent war game in your native Germany (maybe you even participated?):
"Once the U.S. president stood down, NATO was effectively deactivated: Absent America’s buy-in, allies couldn’t use the organization’s collective defense plans or command-and-control system."
Russia’s Vladimir Putin has the motive and the strength required to make a new invasion not just possible, but “plausible,” says @alexgabuev.bsky.social. Unless NATO countries can “get their act together,” they’re vulnerable.
More in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
Interesting scenario.
More interesting yet if Mr Trump is controlled not just by appeals to his vanity but also perhaps evidence of darker things even; that could have been recorded in various steamy islands and ranches.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
A war game "Putin" won, why? "there is Mr. Trump....Watching the trans-Atlantic bond implode, Mr. Putin may believe he can combine appeals to Mr. Trump’s vanity with nuclear intimidation to persuade America not to defend Europe- just as we did in the game" www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
A republican voters dream come true. After occupying a chunk of NATO territory in the Baltics, my team successfully converted the land grab into a diplomatic coup, winning major concessions from the U.S. that would refashion Europe’s security in Russia’s favor.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/o...
