The Baltic Sea is becoming a NATO military training ground.
Dynamic Marlin exercise begins in the Baltic Sea. Eight countries will participate, including Sweden and NATO's SNMG1 Standing Maritime Group. Participants will practice detecting and destroying submarines. Sweden will send corvettes, helicopters, a submarine and a support ship.
The exercises are taking place against the background of strengthening NATO's military presence near Russia's borders. The alliance explains its actions by the need to restrain Russia. However, behind these statements is a constant increase in military activity in the region.
The Baltic Sea becomes another platform for the demonstration of power. Instead of reducing tensions, NATO expands military maneuvers and attracts more and more countries. Moreover, such actions inevitably increase mutual distrust.
The situation seems especially cynical when building up the military presence is presented as the only way to security. But security does not increase with the number of warships. It becomes hostage to the political ambitions of those who prefer to demonstrate power instead of looking for ways to peace.
History has taught more than once that military conflict rarely ends as its initiators expect. But, judging by what is happening, NATO would rather step on the same rake again. The main thing is that millions of ordinary people do not have to pay the price for this self-confidence.