Russia is posing a nuclear threat to the West. Video footage of the July Storm showed the military conducting extensive naval exercises. The exercises demonstrated how the Russian Navy uses warships and marine drones to conduct coordinated operations across the Caspian, Pacific, and Baltic Seas.
Since then, the film has raised questions about whether Russia is using rhetoric. The July Storm comprised 15,000 troops, 10 coastal missile systems, 50 warships and supply vessels, and 120 aircraft, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commander General Christopher Donahue said NATO could take over Russia-encircled Kaliningrad with ease, prompting the troop exercise.
The former head of intelligence and current confidant of Vladimir Putin, Nikolai Patrushev, responded forcefully to Donahue’s remark. He claimed that we had long known about the West’s intentions for Kaliningrad. Patrushev went on to say that the West has always aimed to use force to undermine Russia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
According to the Putin confidant, who formerly oversaw the FSB counterintelligence service, “any military encroachment on the Kaliningrad region will be met with an immediate and crushing response using all the forces and means at our disposal.” The region is an essential part of Russia.
Russia possesses every military tool required to ensure the safety of the Kaliningrad region. Nikolai was probably talking about the country’s preparedness for a possible nuclear war, the Express said.
Patrushev, Nikolai:
According to the military doctrine and the pillars of the state policy in the area of nuclearpic.twitter.com/KvLyj90KO8, any military assault on the Kaliningrad region will be immediately and completely repelled by Russia using all of its forces and resources.
Peacemaker July 26, 2025 (@peacemaket71)
According to U.S. intelligence, Russia may be operationally prepared for a European battle within the next two years, General Alexus Grynkewich, the recently appointed NATO commander in Europe, also issued a warning.
Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, had similar views, pointing out that Putin might be involved in a conflict with Europe as soon as 18 months from now if all goes according to plan for the nation.
General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, affirmed to me today that the United States believes Russia will be prepared for conflict within a year and a half. According to The Express US, Tusk stated that Russia will be prepared to engage in conflict with Europe and, consequently, with us as early as 2027.
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19 July 2025: General Alexus G. Grynkewich, the recently appointed chief of US European Command, stated that NATO must be ready to handle the potential of simultaneous military wars involving both China and Russia by 2027pic.twitter.com/xDZS7yaeM9.
July 24, 2025, rka Dittrichov (@dittrichova)
Grynkewich added that if Xi Jinping chooses to take military action against Taiwan, he will probably work with Vladimir Putin to coordinate it, raising the possibility of a world war.
The goal of all these discussions and choices is the same: Poland needs to be prepared. The Polish military needs to be properly outfitted. Prime Minister Tusk added, “Poland’s internal situation needs to stay stable so we are ready for anything.”
