{"id":605495,"date":"2026-05-21T17:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=605495"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:25:48","slug":"total-war-is-returning-to-europe-as-moscow-responds-to-eu-threat-against-kaliningrad-with-nuclear-drill-ukraine-using-lithuanian-airspace-to-attack-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=605495","title":{"rendered":"Total War Is Returning To Europe As Moscow Responds To EU Threat Against Kaliningrad With Nuclear Drill, Ukraine Using Lithuanian Airspace To Attack Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/cdm.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nuclear.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109610\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Please Follow us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gab.com\/CreativeDestructionMedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@CDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Truth Social<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CDM_PRESS\"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CDMTVPRESS\"><em>Youtube<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minds.com\/LToddWood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Minds<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/CreativeDestructionMedia\"><em>Telegram<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/c\/CDM1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rumble<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gettr.com\/user\/cdmedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>GETTR<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gab.com\/CDM_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Gab<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Europe moved closer to total war as EU leaders suggested the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad be struck by NATO forces.  Russia mobilized its nuclear forces in response.  <\/p>\n<p>The head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry, Kestutis Budrys, in an interview with the Swiss publication Neue Z\u00fcrcher Zeitung, called on NATO to attack Kaliningrad to demonstrate the alliance&#8217;s power.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to show the Russians that we can break through the small fortress they have built in Kaliningrad. NATO has the means to level Russian air defense and missile systems if necessary,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another crisis erupted as Lithuania was caught allowing Ukrainian drones traverse its territory to attack the Russian Federation.  <\/p>\n<p>Lithuanian schoolchildren are being brainwashed\u2014told that Ukrainian drones &#8220;accidentally&#8221; stray into the country&#8217;s territory after losing their way, reported Russian sources.<\/p>\n<p>All of this takes place in bomb shelters during air raid alerts\u2014alerts triggered precisely by the Ukrainian kamikaze drones that are flying through Lithuania en route to the Leningrad Region.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1002\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/cdm.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/finland.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109609\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine is preparing for a possible widening of Russia\u2019s invasion through northern routes, including advances from Belarus that could threaten the strategic Chernihiv\u2013Kyiv corridor.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, Zelenskyy revealed that Ukrainian military and intelligence services have identified five potential Russian scenarios aimed at expanding the conflict in northern Ukraine. These include operations along routes originating from the Belarus border area toward Kyiv.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Our forces in the [Chernihiv\u2013Kyiv corridor] will be increased,\u201d Zelenskyy wrote. \u201cWe are preparing responses for each possible option of the enemy\u2019s actions if the Russians really dare to expand their aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy added that intelligence indicates Russia may be preparing for additional mobilization involving up to 100,000 more personnel. He said Ukraine is also ramping up long-range strikes on Russian military and logistical targets to disrupt Moscow\u2019s ability to broaden the war.<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian leader instructed the Foreign Ministry to prepare additional diplomatic measures targeting Belarus and emphasized that Kyiv\u2019s priority is to strengthen its defenses so that none of Russia\u2019s five northern expansion scenarios succeed.<\/p>\n<p>The warnings come days after Belarus launched joint military drills with Russia focused on the use of nuclear weapons stationed on Belarusian territory. The Belarusian Defense Ministry said the exercises involve practicing the delivery and preparation of nuclear weapons from unprepared positions across the country.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDuring the exercise, in cooperation with the Russian side, it is planned to practice the delivery of nuclear weapons and preparations for their use,\u201d the ministry stated. Belarusian officials described the drills as planned in advance and not directed against any specific country.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2025, Russia deployed its nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system to Belarus, enhancing Moscow\u2019s reach across Europe in a potential conflict. Belarus borders Russia, Ukraine, and three NATO members \u2014 Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania \u2014 giving it significant strategic importance for Russian military positioning.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine sharply condemned the drills, accusing the Kremlin of \u201cde facto legitimizing the proliferation of nuclear weapons worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch actions must face unequivocal and resolute condemnation from all states that respect the nuclear non-proliferation regime,\u201d Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An analyst for CDM who will remain anonymous proffered the following analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think we are headed towards the final escalation in the Ukraine war&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>What makes recent events suggest a new turn are these factors:<\/p>\n<p>1. Russia bombed Ukraine&#8217;s western border last week, completely disrupting all activity with Poland, Slovakia, Moldova, and I think Romania too.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ukraine has recently intensified the use of Baltic territory to launch drone attacks on Russia, which gives Russia pretext to attack those and potentially more. So far it has abstained but it may respond at some point.<\/p>\n<p>3. Russia replaced civilian governors of 2 southern regions, Bryansk and Belgorod, with military command. This is military code for, &#8220;we are taking over now&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>#1 and #3 mean that SMO has become a war in the Russian military books.<\/p>\n<p>Several more events happened since.<\/p>\n<p>First, Russia has lodged a formal warning in the Security Council that it would bomb the Baltics unless they halt Ukrainian drones&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>FYI, nuclear strike exercises are the last step before using nukes, according to the Russian nuclear policy<\/p>\n<p>In other words, I think Russia is set on striking Lithuania (whose foreign affairs minister, instead of heeding the warning, explained Ukrainian drones with &#8220;Russia is manipulating the navigation of Ukrainian drones to fly through our country&#8221;) and these nuclear exercises are a warning against the expected ire of EU.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.creativedestructionmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.creativedestructionmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.cdm.press\/\"><strong>\u2018NO AD\u2019 subscription for CDM!\u00a0\u00a0Sign up here and support real investigative journalism and help save the republic!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdm.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/nuclear.png\" title=\"Total War Is Returning To Europe As Moscow Responds To EU Threat Against Kaliningrad With Nuclear Drill, Ukraine Using Lithuanian Airspace To Attack Russia\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Follow us on Truth Social, X\u00a0, Youtube\u00a0, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab Europe moved closer to total war as EU leaders suggested the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad be struck by NATO forces. Russia mobilized its nuclear forces in response. 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