Much of the buildup is happening in the Leningrad Military District, which borders Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. As part of a broader plan to increase the Russian army’s size to 1.5 million troops, small brigades stationed there are being expanded into full divisions of around 10,000 soldiers, the report said.

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    2 days ago

    Yay! Then we can move onto the next big worrisome country run by some warlike expansionist who’s threatened to annex three other allies so far.

    West/central/east for that. Right?