Military Importance of the Kaliningrad Oblast
Military Importance of the Kaliningrad Oblast

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the military importance of the Kaliningrad Oblast. The geostrategic location of the Kaliningrad Oblast determines its military importance on a global, regional and local scale. The exclave is a kind of ‘barometer” that determines the state of relations between Russia and the West, which translates into the level of security in the Euro-Atlantic area. On the one hand, the region bordering the countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union is extremely important for ensuring Russia’s security and significantly increases the strategic depth in the western direction. Secondly, the military potential deployed in the Kaliningrad Oblast poses the greatest threat to the Baltic states and Poland.

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