NATO is ready to take quick action in the event of a threat Suwałki Isthmus – assured the head of the Alliance.
— We are a defensive alliance, our response will be deadly if they try to attack us – Rutte emphasized, referring to the scenario in which Russia could use 15,000. soldiers to block a strategic section of the border between Poland and Lithuania.
Suwałki Isthmus
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The NATO head assured that the Alliance regularly conducts exercises covering various threat scenarios and uses intelligence information. — We are well prepared to respond to any threat to the Alliance — so that no one thinks they can attack us because our reaction will be devastating said Rutte.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
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Suwałki Isthmus
The Isthmus of Suwałki is a narrow strip of Polish territory in the area of Suwałki and Augustów, connecting Poland with the Baltic countries and separating the Russian Königsberg Oblast from Belarus. This region is considered one of NATO's key strategic points in Central and Eastern Europe.
