US and British troops have carried out the first large-scale Nato defensive drill on the border between Poland and Lithuania, rehearsing for a possible scenario in which Russia might try to sever the Baltic states from the rest of the Western alliance.The frontier runs for 104km (65 miles) through farmland, woods and low hills, in an area known as the Suwalki Gap.If seized by Russia, it would cut off Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.Over two days, US helicopters and British aircraft took part in exercises that also involved troops from Poland, Lithuania and Croatia in a simulated defence of the potential …read more
Source: Gulf times
