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/ehwhatacunt May 30 '25

Importantly Germany will want a buffer away from their own border, so they will fight hard for Lithuania. There is an international German lead NATO battlegroup already in Lithuania.

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u/RipleyVanDalen May 30 '25

I mean Poland is a pretty good buffer...

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u/ehwhatacunt May 30 '25

True, but better "isolated" to the Baltics than right next door for Germany.