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Also in 2016, the CIA has helped Ukraine set up a dozen forward operating bases along the border with Russia, from which Ukrainian officers have collected intelligence, monitored Russian communications and sometimes carried out covert operations.
Also in 2016, the CIA has helped Ukraine set up a dozen forward operating bases along the border with Russia, from which Ukrainian officers have collected intelligence, monitored Russian communications and sometimes carried out covert operations.
==Nuclear war threats==
On July 18, 2025 the commander of U.S. Armed Forces in Europe and NATO Land Forces, General Christopher Donahue, for the first time publicly confirmed the existence of a plan to suppress Russian defenses in the Kaliningrad region. "Kaliningrad is 47 miles of territory surrounded by [[NATO]] countries. There is no reason why we can’t suppress the A2/AD zone<ref>Anti-Access/Area Denial</ref> from land, and we have already developed a plan of action," Donahue stated at a conference in [[Wiesbaden]]. NATO is developing a "[[Deterrence]] Line on the Eastern Flank" strategy. This is not merely a [[policy]] but a [[technical]] and operational plan that includes shared [[weapon]]s systems, compatible launch systems, unified digital coordination, and integration of all NATO countries.<ref>https://t.me/ukraine_watch/44477</ref>
Donahue's statement was not intended to suggest that NATO had imminent plans to launch a first strike; rather it was a warning to Russia about the alliance's readiness. Commentators and officials interpret these remarks as reassurance to NATO partners and a signal to [[Moscow]] that any attack on NATO would prompt a decisive and rapid response. Regardless of Donahue's intent, ex-[[CIA]] analyst [[Larry Johnson]] observed that this is a reckless, dangerous statement in light of his position as the head of the US European Command. While it may have boosted morale in the [[Baltic states]], the Russians viewed it as a serious threat and a provocation.
Russian authorities responded that any military assault on Kaliningrad would be treated unequivocally as an attack on the [[Russian Federation]] itself. [[Leonid Slutsky]], chair of the Russian parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee (a senior figure who often reflects Foreign Ministry thinking), explicitly stated:
{{quotebox-float|An attack on the Kaliningrad Region will mean an attack on Russia, with all due retaliatory measures stipulated, among other things, by its [[Russian nuclear doctrine|nuclear doctrine]]…. The American general should consider this before making such declarations.}}
A [[parliamentary]] defense committee member called the threats "essentially a [[declaration of war]]." Donahue’s remarks, beyond being incredibly [[stupid]], displayed the arrogance and contempt that [[US]] [[political]] and [[military]] leaders have for Russia.<ref>[https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/more-unnecessary-bellicosity-from More Unnecessary Bellicosity from a Senior US General Raises Tensions with Russia], [[Larry Johnson]], 22 July 2025. </ref> Former [[chief-of-staff]] for [[Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]] later stated Donahue's source was the [[Ukrainian]] [[military]] [[intelligence agency]], the [[GUR]].<ref>https://youtu.be/nwfprr7kV54?t=2195</ref>
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