Vladimir Putin’s imperial dreams are dead in the water.In this episode of Battle Plans Exposed, military expert Philip Ingram reveals why the Baltic Sea has become a NATO lake and how a fearsome new defensive shield is forming that will choke Putin’s war machine.A new NATO member now has a potential front line longer than the one in Ukraine, Europe’s largest artillery stockpile, and a military history that has turned its landscape into a death trap for any invading force.Video chapters:0:00 Intro: The New NATO Shield Forming in the Baltic1:05 Moscow’s Nightmare: Russia Surrounded in the Baltic Sea2:40 Russia’s Economic Jugular: The Existential Threat3:45 Key Russian Vulnerabilities: St. Petersburg & Kaliningrad4:40 Kaliningrad: Putin’s Heavily Armed Thorn in NATO’s Side6:15 Putin’s Monumental Mistake: Finland & Sweden Join NATO7:15 The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier: Why Gotland Island is Mission Critical9:10 Hybrid Warfare: Putin’s Shadow Fleet & Sabotage11:30 The Finland death trap: Built to Kill Russian Invasion13:00 Largest Artillery in Europe & 900k Reserve Force14:15 The Lesson of the Winter War: Never Caught Unprepared16:15 Conclusion