Russia plans to increase its troops along its shared borders with NATO, Lithuania's prime minister said, and Europe needs to be prepared.
  • Russia plans to increase its troops along its border with NATO, Lithuania’s prime minister said.
  • Ingrida Šimonytė said Russia is returning to a Cold War posture and Europe needs to be prepared.
  • Estonia also warned that Russia may double its troops along NATO’s border compared to 2022 figures
  • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
    15·
    3 months ago

    They won’t even have enough shovels for 10 million soldiers. Guess we’ll be seeing meat waves of guys with pointy sticks, then.

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      Bad news is that they still have mosin nagants. There were almost 1/2 a billion of them made. I’m surprised they haven’t pulled them out of storage on a larger scale yet.

      • Vilian@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        3 months ago

        they pulled, to sell for alcohol, or it never existed to begin with

        • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          3 months ago

          Considering how many they shipped here, you might be right…some oligarch told the ussr they made 1/2 a billion but really just made 50million, then sold most of them off for pennies.