War announcement: Wagner's PECs can cut off the Baltic countries from NATO - expert

Stephen Hall told this in an interview with Euronews. "NATO naturally concerned that Wagnerivtsi can create problems. This is a moment when we need to look at both," Gall said. He suggested that the attack could include a small invasion, similar to a provocative operation under a fake flag to mask Russia's direct involvement. At the same time, the expert skeptically evaluates the possibility of such an operation in view of the huge geopolitical risks and military potential of Wagner PEC.

"The main purpose of Russia has always been to show that NATO is just a" toy tiger. "Cut off the Baltic," Wagnerivtsi "could emphasize that the Alliance would not come to the aid of its members," Gall said.

According to him, if such a scenario is once implemented, it will be a serious shock for NATO, and if the USA headed by the US Alliance does not come to the aid of the Baltic States in the event of an attack, as it is obliged to do so, it will be the beginning of the end of the North Atlantic Alliance. Hall also suggested that the Suvoalksk corridor was particularly vulnerable to the potential attack of Russian mercenaries, although he said that such a step is probably not realized.

However, even if Wagner manages to punch Polish defense and occupy a Succy corridor, it will mean declaring war to the entire NATO Bloc. However, the PEC has no such strength to keep at least some time this territory. Therefore, mercenaries are likely to be hybrid tactics to "try to sow discord and weaken the enemy", actively using the media component.

Earlier it was reported that during a visit to Russia, Alexander Lukashenko stated to the Russian colleague that the Wagner fighters would ask to go to Poland. According to him, in the ranks of the "Wagnets" have long been "bad moods" because they allegedly remember who sent weapons to Ukrainian fighters who defended Bakhmut. Following Lukashenko's statement, the Polish military leadership decided to create a special unit to counteract the threat of Wagner PEC.