{"id":7145,"date":"2025-12-20T10:08:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T08:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=7145"},"modified":"2025-12-20T10:08:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T08:08:24","slug":"budanov-rosiya-okupatsiya-krainy-baltii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/main-news\/budanov-rosiya-okupatsiya-krainy-baltii\/","title":{"rendered":"Budanov: Russia is preparing to occupy the Baltic States"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Russia is preparing to occupy the Baltic States - Budanov<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"362\"><strong data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"172\">Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov<\/strong> said that Russia has adjusted its plans for direct aggression against Europe and <strong data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"302\">postponed the possible start date from 2030 to 2027<\/strong>, The following may be at risk <strong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"361\">Baltic States<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"402\">Key statements <strong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"402\">Kirill Budanov<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"1358\">\n<li data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"497\">\n<p data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"497\">Poland is seen by Russia as a destination for <strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"494\">campaigns without direct military intervention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"651\">\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"651\">The Kremlin is not planning an escalation in the north or east because of the risk of a direct confrontation with the US, and in the south because of the danger of a large-scale conflict with China.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"772\">\n<p data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"772\">Moscow considers the main direction of realisation of its imperial ambitions to be <strong data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"726\">West<\/strong>, The Russian Federation is perceived as weak and indecisive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"909\">\n<p data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"909\">The Ukrainian side should not agree to the transfer of territories: \u00abI am the most opposed to giving anything away - in principle.\u00bb.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1027\">\n<p data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"1027\">The problems with mobilisation in Ukraine have internal causes: the key mistake was <strong data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1024\">a lost media campaign<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1258\">\n<p data-start=\"1030\" data-end=\"1258\">Ukraine is critically dependent on the US in two ways: <strong data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1132\">space, radar and optical reconnaissance<\/strong>, as well as <strong data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1190\">early warning of a ballistic threat<\/strong>; In other components of defence, the country relies on its own resources.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1358\">\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1358\">According to him, the US and Russia are discussing <strong data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1357\">Joint development of the Arctic shelf<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1373\">Context.<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1641\">The statements came against the backdrop of rising tensions in Europe and intensifying discussions in NATO about the readiness of the Alliance's eastern flank to face possible threats from Russia. 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