anonymous_matt t1_ixzffvj wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Reply to comment by Riptide360 in NATO troops hold drills in Poland's Suwalki Gap by hieronymusanonymous

Not happening, the population is like 86% Russian now. Might as well ask St Petersburg to break away.

PrisonSlides t1_iy0szch wrote on November 27, 2022 at 9:54 PM

The problem with Russia is that it’s full of Russians

JayR_97 t1_ixzvcym wrote on November 27, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Yep, thats basically why Poland or Lithuania dont want it.

Riptide360 t1_ixzi586 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:44 PM

12k dead Kaliningrad troops would make it hard for Putin to stop a revolt there. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/10/27/12000-russian-troops-once-posed-a-threat-from-inside-nato-then-they-went-to-ukraine-to-die/?sh=6c480d473375

anonymous_matt t1_iy02sq4 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 7:02 PM

Yeah but he also probably wouldn't care. The citizens of Kaliningrad are unlikely to want to leave the Russian federation and Putin wouldn't care about unrest in the provinces. The only revolt he worries about is one in Moskva or St Petersburg.

LowBadger3622 t1_ixzywhj wrote on November 27, 2022 at 6:37 PM

Well… not sure you’re not on to something there, mate. spits into spittoon wisely

pittaxx t1_iy1slkn wrote on November 28, 2022 at 2:22 AM

I mean, joining other countries wouldn't happen, but Kaliningrad isn't particularly happy with Russia. The people there aren't receiving nowhere as much support from Moscow as they would prefer.

If EU subsidised it, I could see it turning into another European microstate. Lithuanians and Poles would be quite happy to help them get started with the independence as well I imagine.