Baltic Ballet, 2019

Overview 2017 was a rocky year for Vladimar Putin. His prized naval base in Syria withered due to lack of oil and gas revenue. Russians had to withstand a series of terrorist strikes in Syria and the Republic of Georgia. Barely winning reelection in 2018, Putin needed a WIN somewhere. During 2017, NATO steadily reinforced ground troops along the border with Russia. Kaliningrad had several readiness exercises in the Fall of 2018. In response, the Baltic states partially mobilized. To the world's surprise, a new organization called the Gotland Independence Front made its appearance on the internet on New Year's Day 2019. Their wed page stated that the movement formed because of Sweden's unwillingness to exploit energy deposits just off their shore to the benefit the Islanders. On February 12, the Gotland Independence Front claimed to have seized control of these resources and formed separate government - all comminication to the island was cut at midnight and the entire island went dark. SAPO's Director General Anders Thornberg told reporters on that one person has been arrested "in absentia" for plotting attacks and that the plans weren't directly related to ongoing events. A spokesman for the military declined to give any more details. On the morning of February 13, Olso held a crisis meeting and decided it was prudent to step up air and sea patrols around Gotland to feel out the situation. Is the Gotland Independence Front for real? See: https://disciplescientist.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/what-if-russia-demands-a-naval-base-in-finland/ Kevin Kinscherf kevinkin@comcast.net