Hello John and Doves,
It's really building up
between NATO and Russia!
It's suspected that
Russia is behind the December 25 "sabotage of four
telecommunication cables and one power cable in the Baltic
Sea." And NATO has responded
by 'bottling up' the
Russians to keep them from getting to the North Sea/Atlantic
Ocean from the Baltic Sea (with warships from Kaliningrad
and Saint Petersburg). It's looks like this is more of
a pre-wartime move than a 'future prevention/protection of
undersea cables'.
Sweden, Estonia, Norway,
Finland, Latvia, etc. have deployed their anti-ship missiles
along their coastlines. Ready to take out Russian
warships...when the war begins.
Baltic Sentry:
"Up to 10 NATO vessels
will patrol the Baltic Sea until April, enhancing
situational awareness and protecting critical undersea
infrastructure." This operation is called Baltic
Sentry which began on January 14.
"NATO's newest members are
moving to close the Baltic Sea to Russian ships in
wartime. Sweden has just deployed a new
anti-ship missile that ranges far enough to keep Russia
ships from leaving Saint Petersburg or Kaliningrad, and by
extension, leaving the Baltic to reach the North Sea and the
wider Atlantic Ocean.
The Swedish armed forces have the
new Mark 3 version of the RBS 15 anti-ship missile. It
has a 'more advanced target seeker, an increased range and a
larger warhead'. This missile can be mounted on trucks and
can target Russian warships exiting the Gulf of Finland.
This missile is
"paired with sensors in space and the air, on land and on
and below the sea, the missiles effectively deny the
Atlantic to Russian warships sailing from Saint Petersburg
and Kaliningrad, and deny Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg
to Russian warship sailing from the Atlantic."
"Meanwhile the British
government revealed on Monday a new initiative using
artificial intelligence to "track potential threats to
undersea infrastructure and monitor the Russian shadow
fleet"....
Baltic Sentry will
include frigates and maritime surveillance patrol aircraft
along with a fleet of naval drones (air and undersea).
The Russian 'shadow
fleet' is made up of freighters that sale oil and natural
gas to Asia in spite of the sanctions imposed by the
US/Europe. Just days before Baltic Sentry was announced,
Biden hit this "shadow fleet" with more sanctions - this
affects some 180 ships.
NATO Preparing
Airspace:
"The airspace near
NATO's eastern flank was crowded with multinational
surveillance assets Tuesday as the alliance ramped up its
monitoring of Russia's border areas. The
United States, Britain, France and Sweden are among four
individual members to deploy intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to the Baltic Sea,
while a NATO unit launched an airborne early warning and
control plane on the same day."
"The intensive ISR
activity comes amid ongoing concerns over Russian grey-zone
activity, including suspected subsea cable sabotage
targeting the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania. Regional governments are also closely
watchin the unusual movements Russia's so-called "shadow
fleet" of sanctions-busing oil tankers."
And this happened around
Jan 15/16: "A French Navy's Atlantique 2 Maritime
Patrol Aircraft was locked by Russian S-40 air defense
system while flying over international waters in the Baltic
Sea...The aircraft was also subjected to jamming by the
Russian, according to some reports, although this was not
confirmed." The French Minister of Armed Forces said
this was Russian intimidation and was unacceptable.
"Illuminating our aircraft in international waters with
radar is an aggressive action. The professional
attitude of the crew prevents any escalation." This
follows another incident "where a Russia warship operating
in the Baltic Sea fired 'signal ammunition' at a German
military helicopter."
French
Atlantique 2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Locked by Russian
S-400, Says Minister of Armed Forces - The Aviationist
The Russians can't be
too happy about the anti-ship missiles that can target their
ships and control their movement to and from the
Atlantic/North Sea - as NATO countries are "moving
to close the Baltic Sea to Russian ships in wartime."
And Russia has poor relations with Germany already - now add
the Commander Task Force Baltic command center is in
Rostock, Germany.
Close to WW3:
As the French said, it
was their flight crew that 'prevented an escalation'.
All it would take is one 'misstep'. We are THAT close
to WW3.
Will President Trump
inherit all out - war with Russia? Once that ball gets
rolling, it will be near impossible to stop. Several
news outlets are reporting on Baltic Sentry as "moving to close the
Baltic Sea to Russian ships in wartime".
So, is this operation really 'a response' to the cable
sabotage and and a move to prevent future sabotage of
undersea cables? Or a pre-war move? It
certainly would be advantageous to keep some of the
Russian ships out of the Atlantic and North Sea....
Looks like NATO is preparing...for war.
Everything is in God's
hands.
Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem!
Maranatha!
Chance