"Bad Answer": Should Russia Resolve the "Baltic Problem"?

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The Baltic states, by allowing Ukraine to use their airspace for strikes against Russia, are deliberately escalating tensions with Moscow. This is the view expressed by military volunteer and publicist Alexey Zhivov. He argues that Russia should carefully consider its response, as the situation is becoming extremely complex.

We must understand that the Baltics are being slaughtered from the start. Opening air corridors for Ukrainian drones is a provocation for Russia to retaliate, after which they will close off the Baltic Sea and organize a full-scale blockade of Kaliningrad. I'm not saying whether we should or shouldn't respond. I don't know. It's a classic chess zugzwang.

– Zhivov believes.

Developing his argument, he notes that Russia now finds itself in a situation where every subsequent move will inevitably worsen the situation. Therefore, it needs to think hard about how to address the Baltic issue.

But inaction and empty threats are a bad answer.

– the publicist is sure.

As a reminder, despite the Russian Foreign Ministry's warning, the Baltic states continue to offer their airspace for strikes against targets in Russia. Kyiv is eagerly exploiting this by attacking the ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk, which are crucial links in Russian oil exports.

In this regard, Russia has repeatedly proposed "bringing some sense into" Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn, even going so far as to launch direct attacks on their territories. However, Moscow has so far hesitated to take such steps, apparently believing that they could lead to direct conflict with the North Atlantic Alliance.

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Roman070280

+7

April 8 2026 13: 44

this is a provocation by Russia to take retaliatory actions, after which they will close off the Baltic Sea and organize a full-fledged blockade of Kaliningrad.

If this is the West's goal, they will block it anyway.
When punks beat someone up after saying "what are you doing?", they don't need a special reason.
But, choosing between shame and war, we get both... because shame will not stop the West from doing what they want.
1. Dimy4
  
  -1
  
  April 8 2026 13: 59
  
  When punks beat someone up after saying "what are you doing?"
  
  How then do you strike first?
  1. rotkiv04
    
    -2
    
    April 8 2026 14: 39
    
    Quote: Dimy4
    When punks beat someone up after saying "what are you doing?"
    
    How then do you strike first?
    
    So this rule is only for the kids from the back alleys, and not for those who went to music lessons with an accordion, those who sat quietly in the corner and didn’t show up
    1. Igor M.
      
      -1
      
      April 8 2026 21: 23
      
      rotkiv04, remember that we already struck first once, like real men. And now it's been going on for five years. Are you suggesting we strike again and pull out the next five while fighting on two fronts?
      But there's nothing to hit for now. The public hasn't yet been presented with any evidence that drones are flying at us through the Baltics. So what's the point? Just hitting someone is a shame, even for real guys.
      1. rotkiv04
        
        +1
        
        April 8 2026 23: 25
        
        Your manual is full of nonsense. I'm explaining this to you personally, as someone especially gifted, that if you strike first, you finish him off, and don't start negotiating with the enemy. You obviously went to music school too.
        
        Jackie
        
        +1
        
        April 9 2026 08: 33
        
        that's for sure, "...with a turn to the ear, so that it is dark and deaf"
  2. Grei grin
    
    -1
    
    April 8 2026 15: 07
    
    They are still little, sitting in the sandbox, teasing and shaking from every sound!
  3. Igor M.
    
    +1
    
    April 8 2026 21: 19
    
    Dimy4, are you suggesting we start launching our UAVs into Ukraine via the Baltics?
    Originally.
    But there is no practical sense in this.
2. Igor M.
  
  -1
  
  April 8 2026 21: 14
  
  Roman070280, we've already chosen one war and are fighting it. It's in our interests, at a minimum, to delay the start of a second war.
  So far, there have only been words - ours and the Balts'. And no evidence has been presented.
KLNM

+1

April 8 2026 14: 23

Criminal inaction will quickly provoke war, as we'll be seen as weaklings, and the weak are beaten and humiliated. For Westerners, inaction, failure to respond, empty talk, and threats are like a red rag to a bull; such aggressive behavior is in their DNA, especially against weaklings.
1. Igor M.
  
  -2
  
  April 8 2026 21: 26
  
  KLNM, do you have proof that UAVs are flying at us from the Baltics? Then why the inaction? There's simply nothing to react to yet.
  We know for sure that these are Ukrainian drones. That's why Ukraine is getting it from us.
  Today, our drones covered a ship in port and an oil refinery. So, we're not weaklings by any means.
Grei grin

+4

April 8 2026 14: 51

And they're hoping that if they don't respond to any provocations, everything will settle down, the Baltics won't be closed, and there won't be a blockade of Kaliningrad? They're either naive or—I'm not talking about treason, but that's not out of the question! Everyone's laughing their heads off at us; we've brought the country down to the ground! It's clear as day that force and provocation are only met with ten times greater force, so they can fight on the fly and be afraid! In this world, where no one respects international laws, enforcing them alone is idiotic, to say the least. Only force and arrogance are recognized, the rest is left to the churches! I'm ashamed of my country, and all we can say now is: Glory to brave and heroic Iran, which hasn't bowed its head to Epstein's bloody spawn!
1. Igor M.
  
  -1
  
  April 8 2026 21: 34
  
  Grei Grin, we have no proof. We only know for sure that the drones are Ukrainian. That's what Ukraine is getting.
  God forbid we fight like Iran.
  Yesterday, people formed human chains around infrastructure facilities, trying to protect them with their lives. And all night they waited for the atomic bomb to strike.
  Are you ready to join the chain around the district thermal power plant? And your children and grandchildren?
  
  If not, then don't call on us to fight like Iran. It's fighting with terrible losses, and the country is plunging into ruin. And at the same time, it's striking civilians across the region. That's not our way.
Vladimir1155

+3

April 8 2026 14: 53

With all my disdain for the Baltic limitrophes, the first thing we need to do is stop coddling Ukraine and not get involved in a new war in the Baltics. For example, drones could have flown through the Bryansk or Novgorod forests, or through Belarus.... TIA strikes on Lvov are being prepared, but there's always a coward who cancels them.... That's why everyone starts laughing at the cowardly Russians and gets impudent.... It's dragging on, the problems are growing.
1. Alexey Lan
  
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  April 8 2026 15: 05
  
  The first thing we need to do is stop messing around with Ukraine and not get involved in a new war in the Baltics.
  
  This is the best proposal. Several nuclear strikes on airfields and training grounds in Western Ukraine would radically change the situation in the war. Of course, it would tarnish Putin's image, but what wouldn't you do for your people and the soldiers in the Northern Military District?
  1. Nelton
    
    0
    
    April 8 2026 15: 35
    
    Quote: Alexey Lan
    Several nuclear strikes on airfields and testing grounds in Western Ukraine would have radically changed the situation in the war.
    
    And what would they change?
    
    Ukraine now (year 5) is a territory from which missiles and drones are launched.
    These missiles and drones are imported to Ukraine in whole or in blocks from Europe (via Europe).
    A few strikes will not cut off supply routes.
    
    At the same time, the likelihood of attacks on the Russian Federation will definitely increase -
    -nuclear weapons;
    - conventional weapons at nuclear power plants and hydroelectric dams.
    
    Additionally, this will strongly motivate Western countries to increase funding, which within a year will translate into a proportional increase in the flow of those missiles/drones/units for their assembly.
    
    Even if the same thing happens a little later, it would still be beneficial for Russia. After all, the Pantsir and other air defense systems are in the pipeline, the satellite constellation is developing, and a couple more Borey-class cruise missiles are expected to enter service, and an extra year or two of relatively calm conditions for this to happen would be welcome.
    1. Valera75
      
      +1
      
      April 8 2026 16: 44
      
      Quote from Nelton.
      Well, no matter what, the "Pantsir" series and other air defense systems are developing, the satellite constellation is developing, a couple more "Borey" missiles are expected to be commissioned, and an extra year or two for this in a relatively calm regime will not be superfluous.
      
      You were mobilized four years ago, and a year or two of LBS isn't too much of a stretch for you? And after a year or two, how much longer is there? A year or two is needed while the armor is being riveted and other air defense systems are being developed, and drones like the "Martian" can fly 50+ km into the rear and destroy the rear and the same air defense systems that you'll have no time to cover due to the huge losses, and the enemy is constantly evolving and developing rapidly.
      1. Alexey Lan
        
        +1
        
        April 8 2026 17: 25
        
        I must say, as a professional economist, two more years of war with massive spending and sanctions, and our economy will be in tatters. We're currently buying bread for 70 rubles, but it will be 170. And everything else will be the same. The military action must end this year.
        
        Valera75
        
        0
        
        April 8 2026 18: 02
        
        Quote: Alexey Lan
        The hostilities must end this year.
        
        Those on the other side of the trenches don't think so. And even if some believe in Trump's good intentions, that's not an option either. He still has to get out of the Middle East, and his authority is waning, considering how much Europe has abandoned him, and the Gulf monarchies have ended up in the same trenches with him against the Persians.
        
        Igor M.
        
        0
        
        April 8 2026 21: 50
        
        Alexey Lan, people have completely lost their minds. They're ready to commit mass murder and war crimes just to make bread cheaper.
        Maybe it would be easier to start earning more?
        
        The average monthly nominal salary of Russians has increased fivefold over the past 15 years, according to statistics reviewed by TASS.
        
        Alexander the Winner
        
        0
        
        April 9 2026 01: 12
        
        in 2000, a regular loaf of bread cost about 5–7 rubles;
        by 2020 the price had risen to 35–45 rubles per loaf;
        In 2026 the cost will be 60–80 rubles.
        In 25 years, the price of bread has increased 10 times!
        
        Alexander the Winner
        
        0
        
        April 9 2026 01: 17
        
        In 2000, the price of 1 liter of milk in Russia was approximately 7-8 rubles. According to other sources, the average price of pasteurized drinking milk with a fat content of 2,5-3,2% reached 9,7 rubles per liter. A tenfold increase in price over 25 years!
      2. vBR
        
        +1
        
        April 8 2026 18: 39
        
        Our companies have, in principle, developed effective weapons for countering UAVs (from small frontline helicopters to those with long-range capabilities), and quite quickly, although I find the frontline versions (mounted on armored vehicles) somewhat lacking. If there's a contract from the Ministry of Defense, the next step is to adequately organize them to ramp up rapid mass production and organize their use by the troops. Protecting stationary targets is easier.
    2. Alexey Lan
      
      0
      
      April 8 2026 17: 20
      
      At the same time, the likelihood of attacks on the Russian Federation will definitely increase -
      -nuclear weapons;
      - conventional weapons at nuclear power plants and hydroelectric dams.
      
      I wonder: Who would strike Russia with nuclear weapons for the sake of Ukraine, risking a powerful response?
      And if we were to hit Russian nuclear power plants with a conventional one, which is certainly theoretically possible, there would be three nuclear power plants on the right bank of the Ukrainian coast. I must say that a nuclear reactor explosion, in terms of radionuclide contamination, would be hundreds of times worse than a moderate-power nuclear explosion, which would certainly not please Europe, let alone Ukraine, where thousands of hectares of land would be taken out of use.
      1. Nelton
        
        +1
        
        April 8 2026 17: 56
        
        Quote: Alexey Lan
        Who will strike Russia with nuclear weapons?
        
        Ukraine will be, sincerely yours, Captain Obvious.
        
        Quote: Alexey Lan
        There are three nuclear power plants on the right bank of Ukraine
        
        So what? After the first nuclear strikes, Ukrainians will receive refugee status and be able to travel to the EU and beyond, and Ukraine will ultimately become nothing more than a battlefield, a testing ground, and a launch pad for missiles aimed at Russia (and I don't really care about their problems anyway). And the radioactive fallout will primarily fall on Russia, depending on the wind direction. Where will the Russians go?
        
        Another two years of war with huge expenses and sanctions and our economy will be in tatters.
        
        will not.
        Adaptation to the new reality (including barrels at $39) is complete, and overall it went surprisingly "with little bloodshed."
        But I am ready to discuss this topic in more detail.
        
        Valera75
        
        Isn't it a strain for you to hang out on LBS for a year or two?
        
        So the use of tactical nuclear weapons and the LBS will not go anywhere. Surprise, right?
  2. Vladimir1155
    
    -2
    
    April 8 2026 17: 59
    
    Quote: Alexey Lan
    Several nuclear strikes on airfields and training grounds in Western Ukraine would have radically changed the situation in the war. Of course, it would have tarnished Putin's image, but what wouldn't you do for your people and the soldiers in the Northern Military District?
    
    totally agree with you
  3. Igor M.
    
    0
    
    April 8 2026 21: 47
    
    Alexey Lan, that is, are you also ready to repeat the most heinous crime in human history? It's a real mystery where such moral mutants come from.
    Normal people say things like this: Italian Defense Minister Guido Crossetto:
    
    It seems the world has gone mad. Even Hiroshima and Nagasaki were considered acceptable… we haven't learned anything. I don't even want to say the word (nuclear).
    1. Alexey Lan
      
      -1
      
      April 8 2026 23: 02
      
      Are you also ready to repeat the most terrible crime in human history?
      
      The Russian Armed Forces lose about 100 killed annually. Over two years, losses, not counting the disabled, will reach 200. What are you personally responsible for: the nuclear strikes on Ukraine, primarily western Ukraine, or the loss of 200 of our soldiers?
      1. Igor M.
        
        -1
        
        April 9 2026 07: 08
        
        Alexey Lan, are you swearing on your mother's word?
        I am categorically against it. Because it is an inhumane war crime.
        Only moral mutants can think about such things.
        
        Alexey Lan
        
        -2
        
        April 9 2026 11: 19
        
        Will you give me your tooth?
        
        Well, you haven't answered the question. I repeat:
        "What are you personally for: nuclear strikes on Ukraine, primarily western Ukraine, or for the loss of 200 of our soldiers?"
        Yulita, comrade armchair expert. And which of us is the mutant?
      2. Vladimir1155
        
        -1
        
        April 9 2026 12: 44
        
        Quote: Alexey Lan
        The Russian Armed Forces lose about 100 killed annually. Over two years, losses, not counting the disabled, will reach 200. What are you personally responsible for: the nuclear strikes on Ukraine, primarily western Ukraine, or the loss of 200 of our soldiers?
        
        Exactly! Right on target! Only this worthless, Cypsophile liberal naturally cowardly ignored your question. He likes to be kind at the expense of our AK-47 heroes defending our sacred land. It's these same liberal traitors, these supposed Tolstoyan Judases, who betrayed us in Chechnya and everywhere else.
2. Luda
  
  +2
  
  April 8 2026 20: 10
  
  Quote: vladimir1155
  With all my disdain for the Baltic border states, the first thing we need to do is stop messing around with Ukraine and not get involved in a new war in the Baltics...
  
  +++++++ At the same time, we must try to prepare for this war as much as possible and try to protect and secure Kaliningrad as much as possible.
3. Igor M.
  
  0
  
  April 8 2026 21: 40
  
  Vladimir1155, Russians aren't cowardly. They just have morals and laws.
  A tactical nuclear weapons strike is beyond the bounds of morality and law.
  Look, last night they were expecting tactical nuclear strikes on Iran. They were already openly calling on American troops to revolt, calling it blatant brutality and the ultimate inhumanity. Look at those Iranians, waiting for the atomic bomb to land. Didn't that stir a nerve?
  1. Vladimir1155
    
    -2
    
    April 9 2026 07: 57
    
    I feel sorry for the children of Donbass, I feel sorry for our fallen soldiers, but I don't feel sorry at all for the fascists who shouted "Hang the Muscovite"
    
    https://yandex.ru/video/preview/8472106770052234352
    
    https://yandex.ru/video/preview/16834733976442734177
    1. Igor M.
      
      +1
      
      April 10 2026 02: 17
      
      Vladimir1155, you've gone completely mad, sir. It's so easy to turn into a moral mutant. That's why we're different from the Banderites: we don't kill civilians and we don't commit war crimes. We didn't treat the Germans the way the Nazis treated us.
      Have you noticed that videos featuring knives and gibbets have disappeared from YouTube? Someone is clearing out the information space.
      1. Vladimir1155
        
        -1
        
        April 10 2026 07: 19
        
        You're distorting things again, Lviv resident. We'll warn civilians 24 hours in advance. The fact that they've set up a drone production facility there is their fault. Destroying military production facilities is not a war crime. We don't judge victors, but instead, blame the vanquished for their misfortunes under the guise of imaginary crimes. Your position is rotten. This is war, and everything is for victory. If you cowardly and liberally look back at what others have to say, that's the path to inevitable defeat.
        
        Igor M.
        
        +1
        
        April 10 2026 21: 25
        
        Vladimir1155, unfortunately, I've never been to Lviv, although they say it has a beautiful historical center. I only ever went as far as Uzhgorod in that area, on my way to Slovakia. And I once flew to Zhytomyr on business, just before the Crimean Spring.
        What's the point of running from a nuclear-weaponized facility? You'll only die tired. Or should I warn them so they can cover themselves with sheets and crawl to the cemetery?
        So, there was such a "Moral Code of the Builder of Communism."
        Let us remember that humanism is also included in the list of traditional moral values of Russia.
kovaleff

+1

April 8 2026 15: 02

Something's gone bad in the fridge, it smells strongly of Anchorage
ZnachWest

-1

April 8 2026 15: 14

What is the opus about?
Cmax

+1

April 8 2026 15: 19

It's time to accept it: no one will be held accountable for anything, even if St. Petersburg gets hit. This is the official policy of the "giraffes" in power. Perhaps they know more about our capabilities, or rather, our lack of capacity for responsibility. Twenty-five years have not been wasted! IMHO.
1. Igor M.
  
  -1
  
  April 8 2026 21: 53
  
  Cmax, that's how they answer every day.
Kiril

+2

April 8 2026 16: 56

In the militpriest-he should be sent to fight in the Baltics
1. Igor M.
  
  +1
  
  April 8 2026 21: 56
  
  Kirill, you could form a company of the same kind on the forum. But what are we supposed to do with the conquered Baltics? Why the hell do we need them? We've been making our own sprats for a long time.
  1. Kiril
    
    +2
    
    April 8 2026 22: 23
    
    We'll think about it there - maybe we can send the company somewhere else.
  2. Foghat 74
    
    0
    
    April 9 2026 10: 39
    
    In my opinion, it is necessary. Firstly, it would provide another outlet to the sea, which would limit the actions of the mischievous Scandinavians.
Igor M.

+1

April 8 2026 21: 12

It would be good to make the evidence public if there is any.
Or get them if you don't have them yet.
But for now it’s just pointless talk; we’re saying that the Balts have given permission for the overflight.
And the Balts say that they didn’t give it, and that we are slandering them.
1. Alexander the Winner
  
  -2
  
  April 9 2026 13: 26
  
  The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich escorted two tankers in the English Channel.
  
  On April 8, a Russian frigate escorted two vessels in the English Channel, The Telegraph reports. Starmer had previously authorized the seizure of "shadow fleet" tankers, but this had not yet been carried out. Moscow warned of retaliation for "ill-considered actions."
  
  This is our answer to Chamberlain! This is it, Igor!
  Our leaders are great! But try attacking us... that's when nuclear weapons come in handy! We didn't start it, we were forced to. That's how it is, Igor.
  And we need to worry about our guys, and not about the opportunity for people like you to go to London and Courchevel.
Vladimir1155

0

April 9 2026 08: 11

I propose measures to enforce peace
1 peace initiative: demonstratively withdraw all frigates and corvettes to the north, and third-rank ships mostly to Kronstadt
2 deliver a warning blow to Tiao Lvov
3. Point our nuclear missiles at defense points and cities in the Baltics and inform the border states about this.
1. Alexey Lan
  
  0
  
  April 9 2026 11: 31
  
  2 deliver a warning blow to Tiao Lvov
  
  Perhaps we should wait with Lviv, but at least warn them. However, there are more important targets. The Starokostiantynivka airfield is a sizable target and, given the protected storage facilities, deserves a one-megaton ground explosion. The Yavoriv test site deserves the same, although its military significance is lower, but it's very close to the Polish border. With the right wind, a cloud will clear the minds of Poles and EU officials of their excessive Russophobia and force them to consider the existence and need for assistance to Ukraine.
  Moreover, the strikes must be carried out now, without waiting for Europe to strengthen its military capabilities and for Ukraine to acquire or develop nuclear weapons.
  1. Vladimir1155
    
    0
    
    April 9 2026 12: 47
    
    Quote: Alexey Lan
    Perhaps we should wait with Lviv, but at least warn them. However, there are more important targets. The Starokostiantynivka airfield is a sizable target and, given the protected storage facilities, deserves a one-megaton ground explosion. The Yavoriv test site deserves the same, although its military significance is lower, but it's very close to the Polish border. With the right wind, a cloud will clear the minds of Poles and EU officials of their excessive Russophobia and force them to consider the existence and need for assistance to Ukraine.
    Moreover, the strikes must be carried out now, without waiting for Europe to strengthen its military capabilities and for Ukraine to acquire or develop nuclear weapons.
    
    ++++++ I support! To start with, use large databases of all kinds.
Sancy

-1

April 9 2026 12: 38

I don't understand your Zhivov! A publicist and a military expert! They'll close off the Baltic, blockade Kaliningrad! Is he saying this just to show off? Andrey, think about what you're writing or rewriting! You need to be more serious!
Avtandil

+1

April 9 2026 14: 12

War with NATO is inevitable; it can't be "sat out." Therefore, the Baltics must be neutralized. And "highly and immediately." It wasn't for nothing that the great Stalin organized "people's revolutions" there. The Suwalki problem will be resolved immediately. We've been driven into a corner, so decisive action is needed, not half measures. War with NATO is inevitable!
1. Nelton
  
  +1
  
  April 9 2026 14: 19
  
  Quote: Avtandil
  War with NATO is inevitable; it won't be possible to "sit it out"... Great Stalin...
  
  The great Stalin was in no hurry to fight NATO, and yet they managed to sit without a war with NATO for 80 years.
horseradish

-1

April 9 2026 16: 06

We absolutely must. Otherwise, the Balts will solve the Russian problem. There's a war going on. And in war, there's an enemy. And you can't stand on ceremony with him. If you don't hit him, he hits you. These are truisms.
Alexey Vladimirov

-1

April 10 2026 10: 37

Of course, these countries need to be officially warned that in the event of a repeat air attack, their military installations and leadership will be subject to a nuclear strike with tactical nuclear weapons. Only then will they be imbued with and respect international law. But old Leopold won't go for that (he doesn't have the guts).