Operation Thunder Lynx had been decided only two days before.
On Wednesday, the French army "
projected
" to Estonia a hundred soldiers from the 11th parachute brigade from an A400M, to demonstrate its ability to react "
on short notice
" in the event of a crisis.
Within the general staff, it is assured that the temporality of this maneuver has nothing to do with the renewed tension between Russia and Lithuania around Kaliningrad.
The exercise, however, is nothing out of the ordinary.
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In order to apply the sanctions, and determined to hold a hard line against Moscow, Lithuania has imposed since June 17 restrictions on the transit of goods by rail to the Russian enclave, surrounded by NATO member countries.
The Kremlin called the decision a " hostile
" act
.
“
The response will not be diplomatic but practical
,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned on Wednesday.
“
We are ready for unfriendly actions
,” the Lithuanian president told Reuters…
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