Probing reactions. Air defenses. Scramble time and strength.
What I don't get is why.
Russia has its hands more than full with Ukraine. They cannot fight all of Europe. And if it becomes a nuke fight nobody wins.
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Seems like a tactical mistake to alert everyone you intend to invade them.
Unless they don’t intend to invade and are wasting everyone’s time.
But the net result is a better-prepared Europe, which seems a negative from Putin’s point of view.
It probably also helps to instill fear in the population.
They want us to divide our attention and resources for defense.