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BREXIT & Paranoia Along the Russian Frontier. Michael Vlahos, Johns Hopkins, @JHUWorldCrisis.

"The outcome of the Brexit referendum in the UK may lead to escalations of tensions in relations between NATO and Russia as the prevalence of the role of Washington and London in the alliance becomes more pronounced, a Western diplomatic source said Friday.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — On Thursday, the United Kingdom held a referendum to determine whether or not the country should leave the European Union. According to the final results, 51.9 percent of voters, or 17.4 million people, decided to support Britain leaving the European Union, while about 16.1 million opposed it...."

http://sputniknews.com/politics/20160624/1041902461/brexit-nato-russia.html

The Suwalki Gap - measuring just 40-miles wide - is the only link between Poland and the Baltic states.

But it surrounded by the Russian province of Kaliningrad to the north and Kremlin-friendly Belarus to the south.

Nato commanders have expressed concerns that if Moscow's forces seized the thin slither of land, the three Baltic states - Lativa, Lithuania and Estonia - would be left isolated and helpless to a Russian invasion.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/681989/Russia-Nato-tensions-Suwalki-Gap-new-frontier-Wests-Cold-War-Kremlin