[HIGHLIGHTS] Before major NATO maneuvers: Putin confidant Medvedev threatens “big war”

Before major NATO maneuvers: Putin confidant Medvedev threatens “big war”. Between Poland and Lithuania: NATO exercise to defend the Baltics could be cut off by land routes.

German forces providing 13,000 Leopard 2 and Marder tanks to Ukraine. Germany wants to equip the Ukrainians with Leopard 1 tanks andMarder infantry fighting vehicles for large units in the coming months. Poland is preparing for a possible war with Russia. The Suwalki corridor on Polish-Lithuanian border is considered NATO's Achilles heel.