Kaliningrad Factor on the Agenda of the Baltic States – Kaliningrad Status: Military Fortress or Russian Bleeding Wound? –

The Kaliningrad region has its predominant importance for geopolitical reasons. In fact with the end of the Second World War the Kremlin established a gigantic military base in the region to perform security-related issues:

• To isolate the Baltic States from the West;
• To ensure the security of the satellite States in Central Europe;
• To deter the “imperialistic” West;