Leonid Polyakov, Military expert, Advisor to the Director of the National Research for Strategic Studies
Mykhailo Samus, Director of the New Geopolitical Studies Network.
Volodymyr Solovian, Head of the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group at Ukraine Crisis Media Centre
In this episode of Ukraine in Flames, we discuss NATO’s largest military training exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, and whether NATO has woken up to the threats posed by Russia. The military and Russian propaganda experts tell of the reasoning behind such large-scale training and the weak points, vulnerabilities, and prospects of a Russian-NATO conflict. Take a watch of UIF #570 to find out more.
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:04 - Samus - on NATO's Strategic Vulnerabilities, a Weakening NATO without the US and a Possible Dissolution
09:52 - Solovian - on Russian propaganda Narratives Regarding the Training and a Sense of Anxiety in the Kremlin
13:33 - Polyakov - on Why Now and What is to Come after NATO’s Training
16:17 – Outro
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