After eight years of construction, the Aegis base in Redzikovo has finally opened. Agnieszka Kopacz-Domanska, host of the WP Newsroom program, asked General Mieczyslaw Bieniek whether the establishment of this base could have angered Vladimir Putin so much. – This base was built several years ago. The warnings from the Russian side were very early, but this is a permanent part of the game from the Russian Federation. They always protest, always offer reservations, always escalate, always say they want to respond adequately. This is our territory, this is the territory of the Union countries, said the guest of the program. The journalist noted that Russia has already commented on the opening of the base. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was “an attempt to curb Russia's military capabilities, and in response Moscow intends to take countermeasures to ensure parity.” – It is very good to say that this is an attempt to stop it. This is not an attempt to deter, but it is to show that we have the means of deterrence, and if a potential adversary begins to operate, it will have a big problem, General Bieniek said. In response, Russia could deploy additional Patriot batteries, anti-aircraft or radar systems, or deploy a squadron of strategic bombers to Belarus, the military said.
