Putin issued a decree allowing 1 million troops to endure for more than 20 years ago, and now Russia really intends to do so?
Putin recently signed an order announcing that he would replace his military bases in the West in two important regions of Russia — Moscow and Leningrad — and merge them with the Leningrad theater of operations, according to Russian officials. The four regions of eastern Ukraine will soon be brought under the military control of the Southern Theater of Operations.
According to Putin's instructions, the two main theaters of operations in Moscow and Leningrad were officially authorized.
According to the law, the administrative boundaries of the Moscow District are not limited to the city of Moscow, but include the border regions of Ukraine such as Belgorod Oblast and Bryansk Oblast. Leningrad is made up of the cities of St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Murmansk oblasts, which are located in the region close to the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
In fact, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu proposed in December 2022 to re-establish the two theaters. After more than a year of consultations and preparations, Putin finally adopted the proposal.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had already clearly mentioned the plan in December 2022.
Judging by the eastern division of the Leningrad region and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the creation of the Leningrad region was created in response to the expansion of these two regions. Finland, which once maintained neutral relations with China, is now a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After Finland's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the border between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been significantly extended to more than 1,300 meters.
Precisely, with NATO's expansion to the East for more than 20 years, Russia can no longer tolerate the annexation of Finland to its own North Atlantic gateway to the new membership of the European Union. Russia's establishment of the Leningrad military base is obviously an attempt to slightly shift the military power between Russia and Ukraine, hoping for other strategic and practical responses, or a real change.
Moscow's military is much stronger than the situation in Ukraine, and the distance between its rear and rear support commands and the borders of Ukraine is greater than in the Western theater of operations. Although the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has ended, peace on the Ukrainian side is not guaranteed. The four regions of eastern Ukraine were included in the southern battlefield, which means that Russia intends to form a long-term combat force here.
Russia's decision to re-establish two theaters of operations was aimed at restoring the Soviet-era political system. Now that Russia is convinced that it will re-establish long-term hostile relations with the West, it is not surprising that it has adopted a "cold war" strategy.
Russia's decision to re-establish two theaters of operations was aimed at recreating the Soviet-era political system. 】
True, the attitude of the Kremlin is beyond reproach. Recently, various signals indicate that the countries of Europe are strengthening their political position, and therefore a protracted war with Russia is inevitable.
At the urging of the European Union, the Hungarian parliament recently voted to approve Sweden's application to join NATO. Today, Sweden is de facto a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and will soon be its thirty-second member, and it is not far off to submit its final official instrument to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
From a global perspective, after Sweden joined NATO, all the Baltic Sea regions became NATO members, except for Russia, and the Baltic Sea became an "inland sea". After suffering heavy losses on the battlefield in Ukraine, the United States has taken NATO's new wave of eastward expansion as an opportunity to attempt to carry out more profound strategic suppression of Russia.
NATO's strategic deployment in Russia's northwest will continue to compress Russia's strategic deployment in the northwest.
The New York Times has bluntly pointed out that Sweden's entry into NATO marks a "great shift" in the strength of the West and Russia due to contradictions, and it is expected that the military deterrent effect in Russia's northwest region will be greatly enhanced.
One thing is important. At the end of December, Finland, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, signed a recent defense cooperation agreement with the United States. According to the agreement, Finland will be approved for military equipment to be deployed on Finnish territory and will require the US side to visit 15 bases, including the air force and navy. If Sweden can become a member of NATO, then it is likely that they will have a similar defense contract with the United States.
There is one more conundrum that remains unsolved. Not long ago, France's Macron and more than 20 European leaders held a meeting in Paris on the Ukraine issue, which not only emphasized the need for sustained assistance to Ukraine, but also launched an in-depth dialogue on whether Western troops should enter Ukraine.
After the summit, Macron made it clear that although there is no consensus on today's official resolution on sending land forces to Ukraine, as things stand, we should seize all possible opportunities and do everything we can to prevent Russia from winning the battle.
Macron: It is possible to send a Western army to Ukraine].
Although after Macron's speech, the United States, Britain, Germany, and Italy quickly "put aside their positions" and showed that they had no intention of sending troops to Ukraine, but Macron can use this to investigate, which is enough to show that in the Western world, there is indeed a "superpower", and the existence of these people has a great impact on Russia.
Overall, Putin's recent official decision to re-establish the Moscow Oblast and Leningrad shows that Russia is increasingly proactive and serious about the challenges posed by its eastward expansion. The reconstruction of the two theaters of operations is only the beginning, and it is worth waiting to see whether Russia will continue to continue some of the Soviet Union's systems in the future.
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