NATO's "Brave Boar" Exercise Simulates Blockade of Russian Enclave

Reference News Network reported on June 17 According to the Russian newspaper "Kommersant" website on June 16, three NATO countries launched the "Brave Wild Boar-2026" military exercise on the 16th. The exercise is taking place in the Suwalki Corridor area between Lithuania and Poland. The choice of this location and the composition of the participants indicate that NATO countries have implemented a policy of preparing for armed confrontation with Russia.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that the "Brave Wild Boar-2026" international military exercise will be held from June 16 to 26 in the strategically significant Suwalki Corridor area. The exercise involves approximately 6,000 soldiers and 600 pieces of land and air equipment. The participating forces come from Lithuania, Poland, which claims to plan to establish the largest army in the EU, and France, the only NATO country in continental Europe with nuclear weapons. French President Macron has officially proposed to provide a "nuclear umbrella" for European allies and has promised to use the French military to compensate for the reduced U.S. military presence in Europe.

Reports indicate that the area is located between Russia's Kaliningrad region and Belarus's Grodno region, and it is the only land corridor connecting the Baltic States with NATO and the main territory of the EU. Western military analysts and politicians have repeatedly accused Russia and Belarus of planning to occupy this corridor, claiming that the two countries hope to connect Kaliningrad with the main territory of Russia and Belarus, thereby isolating the Baltic States from NATO allies. Russia and Belarus have repeatedly denied this.

The military content of the "Brave Wild Boar-2026" exercise indicates that NATO is rehearsing offensive action plans. (Translated by Liu Yang)