11/ The Soviets deported tens of thousands from the Baltic states and systematically suppressed Baltic languages and culture, but didn't ban them entirely. In occupied regions of Ukraine, in contrast, even speaking Ukrainian is enough for someone to be arrested and tortured. /end
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Russia Considers More Violent Methods for Future Occupied Territories
10/ While 'Two Majors' doesn't speak for the Russian government, its comments suggest that one lesson the Russians are taking away from the experience of the Ukraine war is that much more violent methods are needed to control future Russian-occupied nations.
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No Military Rationale for Preserving Baltic States, Document Claims
8/ "Even considering such a scenario (which we consider extremely unlikely and perhaps even fanciful), there is no military rationale for preserving the existence of the Baltic states.
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Russia’s Military Strategy for a Kaliningrad Land Corridor
7/ "From a military perspective, it makes no sense for Russia to limit itself to creating a narrow strip of land between enemy states to create a route to the Kaliningrad region.
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Russia Urged to Take Harsher Approach Toward Baltic States
6/ It argues that the Soviets treated the Baltic states too leniently and implicitly suggests taking a much more brutal approach, which would most likely replicate what is being seen in Ukraine with the inhabitants being driven out and their languages and cultures suppressed.
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Liquidated Collaborator Lyapkin Posthumously Sentenced to 15 Years
The liquidated collaborator Lyapkin has been posthumously sentenced to 15 years with confiscation of property, – court decision https://
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Russia Would Invade Baltics on Broad Front, Not Suwalki Gap
5/ While many commentators have suggested that Russia might attack across the Suwałki Gap to link Belarus to Kaliningrad, Two Majors rejects this and says that Russia would invade on a broad front across the Baltic states.
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€100M Project Seen as Anti-Russian NATO War Preparation
4/ The project is envisaged to cost €100 million, with the first phase to be completed by 2028 and the site to be fully operational by 2030. 'Two Majors' sees the site as an anti-Russian provocation and a preparation for a NATO-Russia war.
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Lithuania Training Facility to Host 4,000 Troops for Brigade Exercises
3/ The facility will be designed for brigade-level exercises, to accommodate up to 3,500-4,000 military personnel at a time. Its main purpose will be training the Lithuanian Land Forces and the German Bundeswehr's tank brigade deployed in Lithuania.
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Lithuania Builds Training Ground 11km From Belarus Border
2/ The Lithuanian MOD has announced that a new training ground will be built near the village of Kapčiamiestis in southern Lithuania's Lazdijai district. With an area of approximately 146 km², it will be located only about 11 km from the border with Belarus.