“We have some braking news. Reports arrived just moments ago that air raid sirens are sounding across Poland and the Baltics. Already, there have been explosions at various locations across Poland, but whether these were caused by missile strikes or sabotage is yet unknown. Russian troops are said to be crossing into the Baltic nations while Belorussian forces have entered Poland. We hope to go live shortly to our correspondent in Warsaw, but for now we bring you these images from....”
“NATO made the unprecedented announcement today, that it expects a Russia attack within the next 48 hours. The announcement, which was made remotely by the head of the alliance, indicated that the attack will come from both Russia and Belarus and target Poland as well as the Baltic states. Despite the fact that article 5, NATO's collective defense agreement, has yet to be triggered, armed forces from several states have already been seen entering Poland. Many states have warned their citizens of possible Russian missile or sabotage attacks. People have already been been seen leaving both the border areas and large cities.
The US president, who is beset by domestic troubles, only said that “it is not America's problem.”
The president of Hungry announced just hours ago that Hungry was leaving NATO and accused the west of fanning the flames of war.”
"Today, Europe stands on the brink. At 10am, US eastern time, the European Union rejected an ultimatum from Russia demanding self determination for the Russian speaking minority in the Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Pressure has been building since the end of the War in Ukraine and the departure of the US from NATO last year. We now go live to our correspondent in Poland...."
The military exercises announced by Russia in October have come to an end 1 week earlier than planned. The exercises, which were supposed to last 20 days, appear to have ended last Friday. They took place in western Russia, less than 100 kilometers from the borders of Latvia and Estonia. The Baltic nations, which placed their armed forces on alert at the beginning the exercises, have confirmed that this will continue as the Russian forces which gathered for the exercises appear to still be in place.
It is unknown whether a second set of joint exercises with the Belorussian armed forces, which were announced for next week, will still go ahead.
During his visit to the new Rheinmetall facilities in Oberhausen the chancellor addressed recent comments by the BSW. In an unusually combative speech he focused on the need for European defence and refused any hint of abandoning the Baltic nations. “The fate of Europe is at stake and we will not shirk our responsibilities in its defence.” was his final comment before continuing the tour.
“In a shock development today, President Trump announced the United States exit from NATO. The announcement was made just hours ago, with the president stating that “NATO was an anti-American gang focused on ripping off the United States.” The president has had a number of disagreements with NATO counties over tariffs, the ICC, Ukraine, Iceland, Israel and others, but few expected he would go this far. What is next for the battered alliance remains to be seen.”
