How Russia is Losing Kaliningrad (and why it matters)

In the shadow of Russia's war against Ukraine, there is a front that has often been forgotten. The war is having a significant impact on Russia's exclave, Kaliningrad. And because of the consequences of Putin's invasion, the regions importance is quickly dwindling - to the point that Kaliningrad has lost its strategic value, and has become an expensive, and vulnerable area for Russia to manage. Watch this video to learn about secessionist movements in the Kaliningrad exclave, the Baltic Republican Party, the Suwalki Gap, NATO military strategy, the importance of Sweden and Finland joining NATO, and much more. Please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnIL_Xw3dV-4TyKTp0LDUg?sub_confirmation=1 Check out my second channel here for more frequent videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0TivKVOs7FmXn-y_VOdD2g The Icarus Project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheIcarusProject Merch Store: https://icarusproject.myspreadshop.com/ *Selected Sources:* Don't have time to read? Turn any source into audio with Speechify: https://speechify.com/?via=icarusproject For unbiased coverage of the Ukraine War, be sure to visit: https://ground.news/interest/ukraine-crisis?utm_source=icarusproject&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=icarusproject Kaliningrad separatist movements: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1772427/Russia-break-up-separatists-Kaliningrad https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/why-kaliningrad-port-is-so-crucial-for-russia-s-ukraine-offensive-56122 Russia used Kaliningrad as a launching point for nuclear threats at the time its forces were in retreat: https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/06/06/is-kaliningrad-russias-exclave-surrounded-by-eu-countries-an-asset-or-a-liability Russia moving military hardware out of Kaliningrad: https://www.newsweek.com/russia-nato-ukraine-war-s400-air-defense-kaliningrad-poland-lithuania-suwalki-gap-1846945 Importance of Suwalki Gap: https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/kaliningrad-exclave/ Kaliningrad has become a liability for Russia: https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/06/06/is-kaliningrad-russias-exclave-surrounded-by-eu-countries-an-asset-or-a-liability https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2122322/kaliningrad-is-no-longer-our-problem-but-russia-s-interview-with-nato-colonel Russian influence is collapsing in the Baltic region: https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4007441-the-collapse-of-russian-influence-is-widening/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/why-is-kaliningrad-at-the-center-of-a-new-russia-nato-faceoff/ Kaliningrad's role in the Russo-Ukraine War, and how Kaliningrad has changed: http://www.hscentre.org/uncategorized/kaliningrad-2022-2023-russo-ukrainian-war/ Kaliningrad was once NATO's biggest threat: https://www.cna.org/our-media/indepth/2023/05/kaliningrad-impregnable-fortress-or-russian-alamo