By [words of erstwhile German Chancellor Angela Merkel](https://defence24.pl/war-on-ukrainie-report-special-defence24/merkel-polska-i-baltics-difficult-talking-with-Russia-commentary), spoken in an interview with Hungarian journalists ("Partizan"), the subject returned again whether it was possible to avoid Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine before 2022. So it is worth noting any circumstantial aspects of the full issue, which should not vanish in a strong political discourse, which is now passed through, among others, the Polish socio-media debate. First of all, for Russia, preparations for the invasion of Ukraine have in no way begun with the collapse of any political and diplomatic format with the EU and its key countries. Moreover, it is equally possible to be certain that the same Russia has had and to any degree exercises for many years (not only in the planning and stock dimension, but besides in the polygonal dimension – vide part of the editing of the “Zapad” kind maneuvers) another forms of aggression against different neighbouring countries. It is known that this includes preparations for a number of actions under and on the brink of war, for example in relation to the full scope of NATO flank east states, headed by the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia).
