A US general just gave a stark assessment of the situation in Eastern Europe

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The empire is striking out. With all of her weapons and warplanes, and with all of her missiles and warships being deployed to Europe, and with all of her war spending, more than all other nations combined, the stark reality of Russian military power being superior to America & NATO’s combined, the military leaders of the West are scrambling to make head or tails out of this very uncomfortable situation they now find themselves in!

 

A US general just gave a stark assessment of the situation in Eastern Europe

In a press briefing on Wednesday, Lt. General Ben Hodges of the US Army painted a stark picture of the military tensions and readiness in Europe.

“We’re playing catch-up a little bit,” Hodges declared during the 45-minute conference which covered a wide range of subjects, mostly focused on the theme of increasing NATO and EU readiness for possible Russian aggression.

There are currently 30,000 troops in US Army Europe routinely engaged in multi-national drills, such as Trident Juncture that took place earlier this year.

Despite the continued effort from the US and allied nations, Russian capabilities in the region remain a very real threat.

Specifically, Hodges pointed to Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad and their anti-ship missiles as being able to effectively keep US-led forces out of the Baltic sea.

Hodges also mentioned the estimated 25,000 Russian troops illegally stationed in Crimea, who are accompanied by significant air defenses and Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. “They have the ability to really disrupt access into the Black sea,” said Hodges.

Hodges also addressed some of Russia’s nuclear Sabre-rattling that has the US’s European allies on edge.

“Senior Russian officials have talked about Denmark as a nuclear target, Sweden, Romania, sort of an irresponsible use of the ‘nuclear’ word if you will, you can understand why certain allies of ours on the Baltic side are nervous,” said Hodges……more here

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