As the Ukraine war escalates, the threat of a larger conflict between Nato and Russia is growing and experts say a small strip of land in Europe is where Putin could launch a war against the West - they call the Suwalki Gap the most dangerous place on Earth.

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It separates Poland and Lithuania, surrounded by the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad on one side, and Belarus, under the leadership of Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko, on the other.

If an all out war between Nato and Russia broke out, Russian forces could seize this bit of land and cut off the Nato states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from allies in the rest of mainland Europe.

Is Nato prepared for war with Russia? What is Europe's weak spot? What is Putin’s plan? - Channel 4 News explains.

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