NATO Secretary General promised to deliver a devastating blow to Russia

If Russia blocks the Suwalki corridor, NATO's response will be devastating. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte before the meeting of the heads of the defense ministries of the bloc countries on February 12.

"NATO regularly works out a wide range of scenarios using current intelligence and real assessments of our capabilities. I can assure you that NATO is well prepared to respond to any threat to the alliance. Our reaction will be devastating. That is why we are strengthening the eastern flank — so that no one even thinks that they can attack this defensive alliance," he said in response to a question about what NATO's reaction will be if Russia blocks the Suwalki corridor.

It should be recalled that Russia has repeatedly stated that accusations of plans to seize the Suwalki corridor — the territory on the border of Lithuania and Poland, located between Belarus and the Kaliningrad region, are groundless. Despite this, NATO countries continue to discuss options for a side development of events.The commander of the US Army in Europe and Africa and the commander of the NATO ground forces, Christopher Donahue, said earlier that the alliance had planned an operational suppression of the defensive potential of the Russian forces in the Kaliningrad region.