China News Service, September 4 (Reporter Meng Xiangjun) On September 1, local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kaliningrad, Russia's "enclave" in Europe, and gave a special open class to local students.

　　Combined with the current situation, it can be said that this class is not easy!

["My jaw dropped in shock"]

　　The students who listened to Putin's "lectures" are all winners of the Olympics and competitions in the fields of culture, art, science, and sports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

　　During the class, Putin told the small audience that he had just talked with Russian Minister of Education Kravtsov before his trip and learned that Ukrainian school children did not know that Ukraine and Russia were part of the Soviet Union, nor did they know the existence of the Crimea Bridge.

　　"My jaw dropped," Putin exclaimed: "They don't even know, that's how they were taught."

　　The Crimea Bridge that Putin refers to is the Kerch highway and railway bridge built between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula after Crimea was annexed to Russia through a referendum in 2014.

Data map: Kerch Highway and Railway Bridge.

　　With a total length of 19 kilometers, the bridge is not only the longest bridge in the country but also in Europe. It cost 7 billion US dollars and is one of the landmark construction projects in Russia.

　　How important the strategic significance of the Crimea Peninsula is, you can see how much Putin put into it.

　　In 2015, a concert was held in Moscow to celebrate the first anniversary of Crimea's entry into Russia, and Putin sang.

　　In 2016, Putin inspected the area near the Kerch Strait by helicopter and talked with Russian officials about the construction of the Crimea Bridge.

　　In 2018, part of the bridge road was opened to traffic. Putin personally drove a truck and led a convoy of 30 trucks to pass the bridge to celebrate.

　　No wonder Putin was surprised that Crimea was very different from what Ukrainian students saw.

　　In the class, Putin also explained the goal of the Russian army to carry out "special military operations" in Ukraine.

He pointed out that no one thinks from the standpoint of the people of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea how the Ukrainian regime "started war" against these regions after the Ukrainian regime changed in 2014.

And this "war" has been going on for eight years.

　　Putin believes that "an anti-Russian enclave is forming in Ukraine" and poses a threat to Russia.

Therefore, the goal and mission of the Russian army and the Donbas militia is to end the "war" and protect the Donbass and Russia itself.

[Putin's "International Relations Classroom"]

　　This visit is the first time Putin has appeared on the Baltic coast since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine for more than half a year.

The place he visited, Kaliningrad, is regarded as a "sharp knife" inserted into Europe. Although the place is small, its status is very high.

　　At the end of July, Putin approved the publication of a new version of Russia's Ocean Doctrine, which includes the development of the Baltic Fleet, one of Russia's four major fleets, and the protection of Russia's national interests in the Baltic Sea.

Among them, the traffic accessibility of Kaliningrad is emphasized, and it is proposed to give priority to the development of marine transportation and the construction of competitive ships in Kaliningrad Oblast, St. Petersburg and other places.

Data map: The Russian Baltic Fleet battleship conducts an anti-ship rocket launch demonstration.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Wu Haoyu

　　Occupying Kaliningrad, Russia will be able to deploy the Baltic Fleet and MiG-31 fighter jets carrying Dagger hypersonic missiles between two NATO members, Poland and Lithuania.

Currently, these fighters are on duty around the clock.

　　The Associated Press believes that the Kremlin is methodically strengthening its military in Kaliningrad, making it a frontier for countering NATO.

The Bundeswehr Inspector General Zorn warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow, which "has the ability to open up a second front" and that the potential hotspot of conflict is Kaliningrad.

　　As the "vanguard" of NATO's defense against Russia on the east flank, Poland always pays attention to Russia's troubles.

Poland's deputy defense minister recently warned that NATO will respond to Russia's deployment of missiles.

There are also media reports that Putin's appearance in Kaliningrad made Poland nervous.

Data map: Vilnius, Lithuania, workers remove statues of Soviet-era soldiers.

　　Another Lithuania, which is adjacent to Kaliningrad, has previously caused anger on the Russian side because it banned Russian goods sanctioned by the European Union from transiting the country and being shipped to the country.

　　When Kaliningrad Governor Alihanov met with Putin this time, he asked him to instruct the Russian Ministry of Transport to arrange idle ferries and dry cargo ships to transport goods from the Black Sea and other waters to the local area to avoid restrictions in Lithuania.

Putin responded by saying that the Russian government will make local transportation "convenient and cost-effective".

　　All in all, Putin's visit, just like his meaningful "lecture", not only conveyed a political and military signal, but also an act of swearing sovereignty, demonstrating his understanding and response to the regional situation.

Putin explains to Russian children the goals of the Russian army's "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Image source: Screenshot of Russia Today report

　　The last time Putin's "international relations class" started was in February 2022, when he announced that Russia recognized the "independence" of Donetsk and Luhansk.

　　At that time, Putin not only reviewed the territorial division left over by the Soviet Union in history, but also expressed his anger at the Ukrainian authorities escaping history and intensifying nationalist sentiments. situation.   

　　"Russia Today" believes that many people should listen to Putin's "class".

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