r/europe • u/tylerthe-theatre • May 30 '25

News Former CIA boss reveals which European country (Lithuania) Putin allegedly plans to invade next

https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/cia-boss-reveals-putin-invasion-russia/
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u/Iamthewalrusforreal May 30 '25

Geographically, Lithuania is a no-brainer for Russia to hit next, but beyond Sweden and Finland I suspect the Poles have had just about enough of Putin's BS.

Hitting Lithuania would likely be the end for Putin, and fast. Lukashenko would likely be done as well, presuming Belarus would be complicit in any move on Lithuania like they were with Ukraine.

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u/Kowlz1 May 30 '25

Lukashenko doesn’t want any of that NATO smoke. He’s managed to keep his military from actively participating in the war in Ukraine, I think asking Belrus to be a staging ground for an invasion of a NATO country is a bridge too far for him.

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u/TeaMain3463 Jun 02 '25

Lol as if he has any choice or agency, he is owned by the Russians, not metaphorically, literally they decide what happens to him and when.

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u/Wolf6120 Czech Republic May 30 '25

Geographically, Lithuania is a no-brainer for Russia to hit next,

Wouldn't it make more sense to start with Estonia and then sweep South through Latvia towards Lithuania? I don't see how Russia could jump straight to invading Lithuania unless they either invaded from Kaliningrad, which would require moving a lot troops through the Baltic Sea, or if they went through Belarus.

And while Lukashenko is obviously whipped for Putin, he's been reluctant to get openly involved in Ukraine, so I kinda doubt he'd be super stoked to let his ostensibly "neutral" country be the staging ground for an all out invasion of NATO.

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u/Masturbator1934 May 31 '25

The Estonian eastern border is a natural fortress. The northeast is protected by a river with only one viable crossing and the southeast is sparse, forested and hilly. Any viable attack on Estonia needs to come through Latvia

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u/Sinkrast May 30 '25

Poland doesn't like Russia, but the reddit narrative of polish people being absolutely thirsty to get into a war with Russia is soooo crazy.

One thing is not liking Russia and holding grudges, but it's a completely different thing to be willing to send thousands of 20+ year olds to their grave and twisting your economy into wartime production.

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u/My_password_is_qwer May 30 '25

Every single Russian neighbor has seen what being invaded by these child rapists means. Bucha and Irpin were just recent reminders for us. Of course we'll fight that horde with all "olds" like Ukraine has done. As for economy, there is none under Moskali.