NATO marks 75th anniversary amid rising Russian threat | DW News

It's in the shadow of the war in Ukraine that NATO marks its 75th anniversary. The alliance, while bigger than ever, is facing the biggest challenges since its inception: war on its borders and lingering questions about its future after the upcoming US election. But today was a day to show unity: At a meeting in Brussels, NATO vowed to keep supporting Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion, promising membership… someday, somehow. Meanwhile, the Kremlin says its relations with NATO have reached the level of open confrontation and that there is zero communication between Moscow and the alliance.
For more on this, we talk to Jim Townsend. He spend decades working on European and NATO policy at the Pentagon and NATO itself. He's now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security and joins us tonight from Paris.
We also speak with our Correspondents Teri Schultz at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels and Miodrag Soric in Riga. Our Moscow bureau moved there after Russia banned DW from reporting in the country.
And we talk to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
00:00 Intro and Report
04:17 Interview with Defense Analyst Jim Townsend
08:51 Talk with DW Correspondents Teri Schultz and Mipdrag Soric
13:00 Interview with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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[@pablosanmartinvarela1773]

8:17 "I don't see NATO necessarily leaving the alliance." XDDD

[@iansmith2094]

Must also develope an effective defensive umbrella against nuclear weapons.

[@AlmostStoneHeart]

How you do it? You need economy for that and economy was handed over to china

[@adabsurdum3314]

That's impossible with current tech

[@johnwest7993]

@@adabsurdum3314, Patriots can do it. They were developed with ICBM's in mind.

[@BabbaCurtix]

​@@adabsurdum3314 Defense against an entire fleet of attacking missiles - and thus the much-vaunted "protective shield" - is (as of 2006) considered technically impossible. Accordingly, a maximum of 20 warheads can currently be defended against at once, which would correspond to two to three attacking missiles with seven to eight MIRVs, says google

[@bobbart4198]

... You mean like Reagan's " Star Wars " scheme ? ... Not only does the tech not exist - it's still beyond our practical capabilities, and it is prohibitively expensive. There was ALSO a concern that even if the technical and monetary problems can be overcome, the tracking systems could be thrown off by simple tricks, such as dispersing shredded metal foils in their path - don't forget, the timing would be a split-second decision. And just putting all that hardware in space would be virtually impossible ... Elon Musk's " Starship " has been a spectacular failure so far !

[@berndhofmann752]

Russia can withdraw at any time! Peskov is always à good Story Teller.

[@user-xt5yz8wm7z]

Ok western troll

[@DanipBlog]

8:17 Love how he says "I don't see NATO leaving the alliance" Whilst thinking about the US 😅

[@maatagentsmith5800]

😂

[@Scorch428]

NATO really doesnt need the US. Theyve got nukes, and thats all the deterant you need to defend your own country.

[@vidzorko4492]

[@devos3212]

We’re not leaving NATO my guy

[@Deathadder90]

​@@devos3212 Yet.

[@trekker8033]

NATO was an alliance long before President Trump and NATO will be an alliance long after President Trump. I am not personally against Mr. Trump, but it is about the NATO alliance, not U.S. politics, that matters here!

[@tellitlikeitis5856]

And every NATO country needs to strep up pay their fair share and fulfill their military obligations every NATO country must strive to be as strong as possible militarily innovative and unafraid of threats made by adversaries

[@trekker8033]

Yes, you are right friend. I was a soldier during the Cold War, 3 years, I have done my part, personally, but my country, to my utter shame, has not. Our country's need to step up to the plate and get it done if we want to keep our freedom,( little as it is now).

[@pdnowlin]

Screw nato

[@user-tz2ch1im3r]

@@tellitlikeitis5856 agreed but why dont the US tell that to your neighbour Canada !! there military is weaker then Australia even though they have 50% more people! there Navy and Air force is far terrible for a rich country of 38 million. The Uk military is 4 times stronger then Canada with just 65 million people Tell canada to spend more and stop wasting money on bad choices .

[@tellitlikeitis5856]

@@user-tz2ch1im3r Canada pays their share USA is not your charity you have responsibility live up to it or get out

[@abrahammibenge3754]

Here is what we have in this world old people hate each other and they don't care us young people we have stop voting for this old people

[@eddgrs9193]

Then you vote for some other guys, who get old and hate each other. The cycle never ends, it's human nature.

[@lepetitroquet9410]

Hard to "stop voting" for Putin. Even the russian people aren't allowed to.

[@elishatotolela3843]

Infact better old than this young leaders who doesn't know what to do

[@soreeyez]

​@@lepetitroquet9410Putin protects Russia's borders, can't say the same of 🇺🇸 and many western countries. 😅

[@lepetitroquet9410]

@@soreeyez Yeah, we saw, he protects the borders so well that no terrorist could ever have gone through and committed a terror attack in the heart of Russia. 'cause the russian borders are so well protected.

[@kgrandchamp]

Thanks DW for the news! Just wanted to thank Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for his leadership and dedication! Thank goodness we have him! 🌿

[@nirajshrestha5621]

Has germany made preparations to receive gifts from Botswana 20000 elephants.

[@imantserdmans3169]

And then Chinese will take half of russia without any resistance 😂

[@icu17siberia]

another strategic error by Putin. Notice how when this is pointed out, the trolls remain silent lest their new masters get angry

[@inthendwealldie]

China likely definitely could, they got 1.4 billion pop, a massive draft system in place, they communist, so high casualties is mostly meaningless to them, basically unlimited manpower if they wanted to conquer Rus for the ccp lulz

[@artiefakt4402]

Maybe Pootin will beg NATO to let him in 😂

[@jurijmatajdl177]

Russians are fighting with two fingers, they will fight NATO with one hand and one hand is for reserve.

[@johnhopkins6260]

One presumes China actually wants it.

[@xz569]

Well, good things are coming from all of this, Norway will reach 2% GDP of spending this year, and by 2036 it should be at 3% GDP (announced today). And they are not alone in this heavy spending. So lets see, the weapon industry that is almost defunct in europe, is being rebuilt. Artillery/ammo and missile production is being ramped up across the european continent. And if we can get the 100Bn spening plan will work on some level, we can do this, even wihout a USA lead government who suck Putin eggplant. Before the dawn, the night is at it's darkest! Do not ever forget that when you stand in the middle of the long nigh, and no answer of when/if it ends, the darkness is all consuming, haunting, and the weak fall to dispair and willingness to sell out. Keep the torches lit, man the walls, and keep vanguard up. It is now, all the little things matter, in all things.

[@zorantomic6009]

😂😂😂😂

[@hypnokitten6450]

For the record, the current US government absolutely does not 'suck Putin's eggplant'. Its like.. 4-5 people in our congress who do, and one candidate who lost the last election and who is on trial for like a billion crimes. Most of the US government is totally onboard with slapping Putin down until the Russian people get their heads out of their *** and provide him a proper swan lake send-off. Just kinda sucks that the US government (like most governments) didn't really have a plan in place for 'absolutely insane people getting elected and roadblocking absolutely everything we're doing'. Give us a few more months, we're trying to deal with this, y'all went through your own nut-cases and had to get sorted out.

[@robo__cop8154]

speaking about little things being honest and not delusional would help .russia will take over whatever it wants from ukraine and become stronger in the process ,keep manning the walls but open your eyes first

[@roselynjrserrano970]

It's not sure.

[@roselynjrserrano970]

That's dangerous.

[@andrewcroft7995]

Rising threats from Russia, NOT rising threat. Big difference.

[@skycloud4802]

I'm so thankful for the NATO alliance keeping our countries safe. It's needed now more than ever in the last thirty or forty years.

[@gleestruwe1818]

Safe from who , ur own NATO is sure to get this war on ur doorstep,🤕

[@gleestruwe1818]

NATO the poof of all alliances, Russia will teach you to respect it land , sanction etc , just who do think u are trying to control the world order , take ur rules and keep walking Russia won't take ur rules

[@Cabral.A]

Hahahaha

[@Crashed131963]

I'm glad I live in North America and Russia's Navy and Air Force is a joke .

[@damik1497]

But it has brought wars to many countries like Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan. And it is preparing and planning for future war instead of planning and preparing to prevent future wars.

[@roselynjrserrano970]

Not yet.

[@pynzlyngdohnonglait6698]

Direct confrontation, I think russia has cited NATO a threat

[@anteantic986]

DW: Ukraine is winning also DW: Russia is a threat to Nato ME: which one is it ?

[@Eugene-rq8kr]

Senseless DW. They should go to a doctor.

[@mrbad3036]

Russia is only a nuclear threat, as long as they don't use nukes in Ukraine all will be fine.

[@squireson]

These statements aren't incompatible.

[@jec5476]

Both are true. Ukraine is winning... so far. The war is far from over. Russia also has nuclear weapons, so it threatens NATO every day.

[@benkeeley7612]

@@jec5476oh my word, I can’t believe there are people like you who think Ukraine are winning 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@user-vx5vo3gs2w]

Pootin is the GOAT promoter of NATO ! He revitalized the alliance like noone before ☝️

[@saber5821]

He tried to divide NATO stood and only got stronger

[@Jole30]

And you revived Russia...Be proud..

[@IhaveWaartz]

@@Jole30 that take is so coal man they dont even have a fraction of USSR"s former power

[@Jole30]

@@IhaveWaartz Oh really..Not a fraction? 6000 Nukes is not "not even a fraction".. If they are so weak, why are many of you worrying that they will conquer all of Europe? Are you confused or whats up?

[@Jole30]

@@IhaveWaartz Ok..Lets look at this way..Is Russia stronger now than 2 years ago? Yes on every front. Both economically and militarily..Putin is safer than ever..You ask yourself why is that with 16 000 sanctions? So who revitalized who? By supporting Ukraine you have motivated the Russians...

[@birdman1843]

Waste of money 💰

[@dralexmakalla3871]

And life

[@henlohenlo689]

money, time, reesources, and human life. it wastes it all.

[@birdman1843]

@@henlohenlo689 well written . My dad used tell me we can always recover money , but not time and lives .

[@sandywang1452]

You got the point. We can used money wisely in any different ways, for example education systems; life style; improve in public transport system....etc and bring benefits for humans environment, instead spend budget in war/special activities.

[@MrNeonz-fk2ky]

Do you want to be ruled by a war mongering totalitarian & suffer greater casualties there & after fighting that totalitarian, for choosing not to be prepared? What good will your quality of life do when it's destroyed by a Russian missile? Do you honestly think their power hungry nature thinks similarly to yours? Stop advocating for our weakness.

[@victorvanest8177]

NICE

[@ngrader]

In the middle of the nth mobilization for a 3-day war, Putin is making threats. LOL.

[@Mr.Clownensky]

Nafo can step their foot in Ukraine anytime they want but they couldnt, I wonder why 😂

[@HumanResourceR1a]

You are liar. Plese how many mobilizations was in Rusia from 2021 ? Please where and when Putin says about 3 days war ?

[@norb.engineering]

@@HumanResourceR1a you have a russky accent

[@natous5308]

@@HumanResourceR1aI think what he was saying was legion Russians freedom fighters took 3 days to take BELGOROD.

[@natous5308]

@@Mr.Clownensky by the way NATO loves a Russia clown 🤡 great portfolio 😁👍🤣.

[@1112viggo]

I do love being a member of the NATO defensive. Not once it its history has its members even had to defend each other because no other nation has ever attacked one of them, its wonderful... Yet still, on several occasions NATO members have gotten together to Intervene/invade different countries in both Europe, Africa, Asia and the middle east. Doesn't that make it an offensive alliance strictly speaking?

[@Amradar123]

No, as those were not based on Article 5 but as part of a UN action.

[@user-tz2ch1im3r]

nice logic i suppose by your logic America is the bad guy for droping a nuke on Japan in ww2 they should of begged for forgivness instead and send love and kindness instead.

[@1112viggo]

@@user-tz2ch1im3r No, but funny you have to go all the way back to the 40's to find an example of a time a western nation was attacked on their own soil and had the moral highground isn't it?

[@1112viggo]

@@Amradar123 How are so many people this ignorant about their own recent past..? Look it up i beg you all.

[@itch4travel]

Russia and China will never allow it.

[@kidgamer9399]

32 countries are afraid of one country.

[@marymarlow3646]

It has form!

[@adabsurdum3314]

Afraid of nukes

[@Amradar123]

And rhwrfore a good reason to be prepared.

[@peterd9698]

It more seems to be about corruption and billionaire buddies of Russian billionaires.. Of course we should be afraid of a fascist nuclear power deciding to expand its borders.. but showing weakness to it is almost the most dangerous thing we could do.

[@Omega0850]

Yet this one country started a war, because it was afraid 32 could become 33.

[@dirkhouben9960]

...amid a rising Russian threat caused by NATO.

[@Nels921]

NATO isnt a threat. For example, Russia go into Ukraine its war between those countrys. Who is. the winner? Its none, and absolutely never Russia.

[@Amradar123]

NATO does not want to recreate the russian empire.

[@TheStormtrooper00]

Straight to the point and stating the facts is what Jens Stoltenberg does best,he keeps NATO united and functioning to aid Ukraine.God bless.

[@jonathanjacob5453]

The moment something real kicks off NATO is going to fall apart. These guys are good at talking. In the last 2 years they have pledged 100s of billions. And here we are Ukraine can’t even get shells let alone Patriots.

[@mikekellow6437]

I look at this man and just see callous hate lies and propoganda

[@maxasaurus3008]

Look at the class on Nicole! Definition of beauty and she’s not dressed immodestly, still leaving most to imagination. 😍

[@kidgamer9399]

NATO attacked Iraq, Libya, Yugoslavia and so forth and NATO it is a defensive organisation? Please invite people with different perspective to balance views about this war.

[@pdnowlin]

Exactly

[@adabsurdum3314]

In defence. Don't spout misinformation

[@edonveil9887]

We need to understand nato and a NATO member. These are not the same. While you are confused about these concepts any argument is floating in the air.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

NATO wasn't involved in the Iraq war. But tbh if you're listing genocidal Serb nationalists and warmongering tyrants as the victims of NATO, then NATO doesn't sound at all bad.

[@adabsurdum3314]

Article 5 only ever was implemented after 9/11 on Afghanistan, far as I know

[@evilfingers4302]

Thank you Putin for having Sweden and Finland to join NATO.

[@Mr.Clownensky]

Another Two freeloader countries that the US needs to carry and protect lol 😂

[@Thedrunkenswede1337]

Eh you clearly know nothing about what you are talking about. Sweden has one of the best arms Production in the world some of the best subs and some of the best planes. Finland har Europes biggest artillery force and can muster 860000 men. And both countries are some of the richest countrys in the world. Try again and dont talk next time before you actually knows what you talk about. ​@@Mr.Clownensky

[@otavio8566]

​@@Mr.Clownensky congrats on posting the dumbest comment so far.

[@ALKEBULAN678]

@@Thedrunkenswede1337😅😂😂

[@Thedrunkenswede1337]

@@ALKEBULAN678 🤦🤦🤦

[@nxo91]

his English is sweet.

[@Harjawaldar]

Incomplete sentence in the thumbnail pic

[@Kdawg101]

How does one explain why so called "defensive" NATO alliance bombed Yugoslavia back into stone ages not that long ago? It's good that all of this post WWII cold war are is coming out now for younger generations to learn. Many something can be learned from it and avoid much larger conflict.

[@Blanka1100]

Ask Milosevic. He was no angel so nobody is sorry.

[@Kdawg101]

@@Blanka1100 u slow or just pretending to be? What about thousands of innocent civilians? R u sorry about them? Melosevich escaped bombings, but they didn't.

[@Blanka1100]

@@Kdawg101 Whataboutism is no justification for Russia and Nato is not a reaso for Russia to invade Ukraine. It is an excuse to annex Ukraine

[@Kdawg101]

@bonnie7898 by bombing the entire country for about 2 months and 2 weeks. R u out of f.....g mind saying that!

[@burchillwendton8754]

What Russia should ask is why these countries are not joining them if there system Russia system is better than democracies

[@zvonkobogdan9634]

When you control money , you control everything. That's why countries are forced to joing so called "democracies" side, to survive. Although so called democracies stand for nothing close to democracy. West is famous for supporting most un - democratic regimes and states on earth, including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, "moderate rebels" of Syria, Lybia etc. all through history. Russia is simply not rich, and cannot buy that much support

[@springbloom5940]

Hannibal ad Portas!

[@gerhardtmuller7439]

Looks like they should've called the SAS to cut the cake. Pencil necks, eh?

[@ollie3548]

For our US-based viewers, a vote for Trump will only result in continued Russian aggression. Putin won't stop until we are all allied and provide Ukraine with that which they need, and so deserve. When Ukraine agreed to disarm its nuclear capabilities, the US promised retention of its democracy. This promise needs to be upheld, in the name of global democracy

[@manuelsilva3365]

Get the Europeans to make catchup payments on their military spending for their own countries. Some weren't even reaching 1% !! Every single European country was just belittling the US for our military spending and calling us warmongers but they do enjoy leeching off the US. After they make catchup military spending for their own defense, the Europeans in the European Union should match the money the US allocates to Ukraine which should be somewhere around $75 billion last I remember. There's no reason why the EU, with a similar GDP as the US, should have sent less than half the amount says; they should be evenly matched 75 billion to 75 billion. Now Europeans are asking the US to continue financing the war when we want to spend our money on our society just like the Europeans did with their money that they should've used to match the defense spending of the US

[@seyfugis]

yes, just like mass distraction weapon in Iraq.

[@soreeyez]

Russia is way less aggressive than America.

[@Hexiad]

A vote for Trump is a vote for a secure border, which is far more important to us than Ukraine.

[@adamwnt]

@@Hexiad your future inclusive politics especially vs the rest of the democratic world will only backfire in the long run but you obviously don’t see that. Alas

[@happymelon7129]

When the Soviet Union broke up. NATO just kept going and growing. That was a signal, that there would be, no peace dividend. Imagine that ?

[@stephenhill545]

It was joined by Russia's former satellite states who never wanted to be under Russia's control again, understandably so.

[@Bob-nd2mr]

the Peace Dividend has been ....all spent up ....by Putin ...640 bn in 2021 ...now 280 bn frozen ..3-5 bn spend per month. Russia has been absolutely gutted by Putin ...just 1 fella ,..imagine that ! ...just 1 mad feck is all it takes 150 bn left and Rouble is over....

[@Blanka1100]

USSR is gone but Russia did not turn into a peaceful neighbour and invaded non Nato neighbour so Nato exists for a reason and countries keep asking to join in order to be secured.

[@user-xt5yz8wm7z]

@@Blanka1100 western troll

[@kvazimedvedababl]

@@Blanka1100 oh ? what EU country did Russia attack after WW 2 ended ?

[@eagleeye9277]

dont do it or think it russia,you will be very sorry .

[@camillep9346]

Ukraine has done an incredible JOB!! Give them reinforcements PLEASE!! How HARD does it have to be!! Delays in supplies and at crucial times which serve Putin's interests

[@elvisminic]

what do you know about politics

[@vaizdas-ir-garsas1978]

Idi nahui, Vanya

[@gorishokgo5825]

Unfortunately, western world - is world of double standards. So poor Ukraine have to act on their own . West tricked Ukrainians like little kids - west took away all serious weapons including hundreds of aircrafts and thousands of missiles and more nuclear weapons in 1994 .... In 2023 usa give to Ukraine 31 Abrams tank ... Thank you usa , you usa we will remember this 😂

[@royvirafayet6687]

I don't see you going

[@Herodotus__]

Send the comedian in cargo pants.

[@bobbydennis8333]

🗞️🗞️ “Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020 “Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters, 2024 “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂

[@Andre_XX]

It has taken a long time for these guys to wake up.

[@tommygun5038]

Are you sure? Lol

[@sohamkapse8734]

Congratulations

[@catchaser52]

All this means is it isn't a Nuclear conflict.

[@edwinsiala3373]

War mongers

[@JonSmith-wg8mr]

Who?

[@Goe007]

US (Blinken) in Paris said "it's not in US interest to be at War with Russia". How will US defend (Nato) Europe or Ukraine in case Putin uses Nukes, If US interest is not to be at War with Russia ? What if Europe (Ukraine) interest is to fight Russia ?

[@user-zi4mn6tf1e]

The US won't defend NATO , they haven't got the stomach for fight 😂

[@user-zi4mn6tf1e]

It's not in there interests to be at war? Then stop getting involved and sending weapons

[@skycloud4802]

It basically means USA have made it clear to Russia that it won't attack first, not that it won't defend itself or others.

[@klausschumacher7126]

Blinken talks always in riddles.... It's not in US interest to be at war with Russia but if it happens we will do.... We do not support that Ukraine attacks oil refineries in Russia but if they like it they can.... How can you take Blinken seriously??? 😂

[@user-zi4mn6tf1e]

@@klausschumacher7126 how can you take Putin seriously? Not everyone is on the same side even though there in the same country with same government

[@happymelon7129]

Aggressive entity that only benefits MIC….End this horrific BS

[@JDL0]

Daring Russia to strike NATO

[@mitchwilden4538]

Politician's are mad all over Did you already forgot world war # 2 We need to calm down

[@shaun3713]

It's not NATO that needs to calm down. The fault lies entirely with Ruzzia.

[@damik1497]

The elites want to rally the masses, it doesn't matter even if it means ww3.

[@wertykromagnon]

No NATO IS NOT HERE TO DEFEND UKRAINE IS TO DEFEND NATO TERRITORY

[@Drew-sy2bn]

That is correct Ukraine is not a member of NATO but they do benefit from Ukraine weakening Russia and they benefit from keeping Russia from taking all of Ukraine it would be better if Biden actually got on the phone and called for a truce or ceasefire like he's doing with Israel after just a few months he hasn't once tried to negotiate this whole thing If both sides could agree on a compromise and we could have world peace I would think that would be worth the phone call but Biden is too busy focused on LGBTQ rights. Our own country is falling apart under this president

[@MB-to5gl]

Protecting Ukraine is protecting NATO, self preservation by proxy.

[@AlmostStoneHeart]

I bet the moment to defend "own" territory will come very soon and NATO will find an excuse not te respond again.. and again..

[@lawrencekling8598]

NATO isn't saying they're defending Ukraine but only supporting it with military aid. It has said Ukraine has the right to defend against the invader.

[@artandchill2480]

Duh

[@HegelsOwl]

Orcraine and cocaine have peace.

[@burchillwendton8754]

I’m so upset that Ukraine has not been given the weapons that they need to defend themselves against Russia wake up

[@Dougie-ex1ov]

Ok well might as well send troops in then.

[@ivomedic5745]

Message to Russian united Europe with all allays will win.

[@jonathanjacob5453]

The last time Europe was in trouble the Russians came to save them. So just say thank you and move on.

[@tedrosbeiene9308]

Europe looks like a lapdog, vassal state Europe doesn't have on politics with out usa

[@peterd9698]

It’s interesting to scan the posts and spot the Russian trolls. Eg there are obvious duplicate posts from the same playbook even though completely reworded.

[@atiyaababenson7955]

May u ask him about the middle east war and the wars in Africa what they intent to stop wars all over the world, we want peace love and truth from our leaders and the people we are living with, if this information is true✌️🌍♥️🌹

[@johnstringer5359]

If Germany had pulled its weight instead of getting itself in reliance on Russian gas Putin would not have been in bolden to invade as he did. Deterrence works Hope Germany has got the message!

[@Chris-pf8by]

The rest of Europe is also to blame for this. Historical reasons of course for not wishing Germany to ramp up and as pacifism also saves money... you guess the rest. What I think was the biggest blunder was the phasing down of nuclear power, an important reason to the reliance on gas, a fossil fuel.

[@univeropa3363]

This is just historical revisionism. NATO-expansion despite constant Russian warnings is at fault.

[@kristiansandsmark2048]

Russia is the only one to blame in this. Sure i think people was naive to think we could negotiate with Putin. You can't negotiate with someone who are constantly lying about their actions and intentions. Only thing we can do now is to make sure that Russia is completely unable to move another inch in Ukraine.

[@Chris-pf8by]

@@univeropa3363 There we go again... 😄 Care to explain why Nato expansion would harm Russia? Other than a loss of sphere of influence due to neighboring countries WANTING to join Nato instead of Russia's CSTO?

[@univeropa3363]

@@Chris-pf8by The war in Georgia should be explanation enough, not to mention that NATO is building a missile shield (threatening MAD) that can be quickly converted to offensive weaponry. Which would absolutely be extended into Ukraine. Ignoring that these countries on Russia's borders tend to catch a case of colour revolution before they apply to NATO. Not that it matters, it matters only if Russia feels threatened, not if you think it is.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

NATO is not a defensive alliance. It did invade Yugoslavia to establish its order there and occupied a Serbia’s province Kosovo in 2008.

[@wernerlang4696]

you should read the history books or listen to those who lost their relatives in the Serbian massacres. "Yugoslavia" was an artificial construct without any solid foundation and future.

[@Thomas.Deverell]

@@wernerlang4696 It has little to do with what I said.

[@123slither]

After 75 years we need NATO more than ever. We must stay strong and support Ukraine for all our freedom and democracy

[@roselynjrserrano970]

A coup in Lithuania.

[@davidmitchell3020]

30 countries afraid of one is absolutely pathetic.

[@davidmitchell3020]

@@silence3939 Unfortunately some people disagree with you.

[@izajahmed8863]

People with no morals, always lie and have hypocrisy in their hearts will always behave like that and these are their traits. The one with high morals are equal to ten of such people. You take any religion and even Christianity says such things so.

[@icu17siberia]

shouldn't concern Russia if their intentions are good

[@Scorch428]

Not really. 5000 nukes that could destroy the world at any point in time is pretty scary.

[@davidmitchell3020]

@@Scorch428 If countries would stop coming closer to those 5000 nukes maybe it would be less to be afraid of? You never know what a cornered bear may do….

[@thedarknessthatcomesbefore4279]

Thanks for the update and information.

[@suchindranathaiyer494]

Badly baked cake (pun intended).

[@chrisduffill5248]

I fully agree to what has Been said . America would be weakened if it left NATO it just needs to look back 80 years ago as to what happened in the world …….

[@kidgamer9399]

BS! NATO defensive organisation? NATO never attacks any country? Seriously? Where do these analysts come from?

[@pdnowlin]

Tough to find someone these buggers haven’t attacked

[@HegelsOwl]

They come from the toilet. The Electric Toilet.

[@pdnowlin]

@@HegelsOwl kishkay opskay wampoose monayas

[@user-tz2ch1im3r]

can you tell me one country where Nato has stolen land from just one? unlike what Russia and CHina does daily ... Nato could claim all of Africa and do a bit of ethic cleaning and free loading if it really wanted too but its not Russia or China

[@TheNilla2020]

The russian troll back at it

[@ANTheWhizkid]

Well, let’s have a confrontation then ey. Nobody is afraid of Russia.

[@jonathanjacob5453]

Until the mushroom clouds. Then you have about 2 seconds to piss your pants.

[@myboysd5772]

@@jonathanjacob5453 Come on now, Russia cant use nukes on a NATO country without receiving nukes in retaliation. Everyone involved loses, big time. So there is no point in using them, by Russia or NATO. I dont really think eve Putin is crazy enough to essentially nuke his own country, because that is exactly what would happen if Russia nukes a NATO country.

[@ZWD2011]

Mushrooms. Don't smoke 'm, don't eat them.

[@LawrenceReitan]

They are scared.... well they have shown us that is the only language they respect, so you know what.... let them bark, but know they are with their hand pretty much tied

[@DrSubasinghe]

What about Iraque , Libya 😂😂😂😂

[@Kyoshi23]

“We tried to embrace Russia” is the joke of century 😂😂

[@atatsmail260]

%100 with EU nato , Europe need to defend itself

[@soreeyez]

Start with securing your borders, then we talk.

[@BronzeCaiman]

As a born and raised American, the system is garbage, we need a system closer to parliament, presidents have too much power.

[@tedrosbeiene9308]

Nato goto close Russian border and cry like children kkkk

[@freidoonfakiri6439]

Clowns house 😅

[@TrixiLovesYou]

I have little hope for Ukraine reclaiming their territory if the west continues to speak in incomplete sentences.

[@user-ek9go3kf2w]

This is a conflicting assessment as the best allied of Trump in Europe is Orban from Hungary which is against almost any Nato decision regarding helping Ukraine in the war with Russia . Nato should not have member states that are against international laws that defends national sovereignty of any country.

[@feelthesoul79]

You are right. If you consider Israel as well.

[@Crashed131963]

Hungary ? 😂 People listen to them in Europe?

[@user-ek9go3kf2w]

@@feelthesoul79 Yes , Israel has increase its population from 4 million to 9.5 million in 25 years. So, they need more land . The Hamas attack was a needed provocation. This is against the international law as well. Today the larger group of emigrants in Israel are from Russia .

[@pizdetnakui7545]

Peace will only come once this old generation is gone,the ego of this old generation will whip us out Lord help us

[@pdnowlin]

I totally agree with you! What a bloated, archaic institution. Not one penny of my money for them!

[@jumpinggoldagatito9153]

They were youth generation once upon a time. Youth generation today will become old generation in future. Both generations will fight together against new AI and robots in future.

[@BronzeCaiman]

Weaponization of AI is inevitable, positions of power attract sociopaths. Without strict term limits governments will always crumble with time, rotting from corruption.

[@stephenhill545]

​@@jumpinggoldagatito9153too old, living in the past.

[@Blanka1100]

It is Russia which created Putin, not the opposite. Eastern Europeans know it best.

[@franzehnert392]

❤❤❤ believe it or not ❤❤❤

[@jjsc4396]

Whoa! 😬😵‍💫 Whoever that ghoul dude in this video’s thumbnail is….keep him far away from any children or lone women.

[@bache72]

Why are my comments being censored?

[@user-je2cr7om3c]

Because you're probably having illegal thoughts ... and that's not allowed in this country.

[@Joe-tr2vk]

That's how democracy and free speech works buddy😂😂

[@elidiriyenko5135]

You mean NATO expansion? Through history, Europe always attacked Russia. How is Russia on the movie again?

[@lazurusknight2724]

LOL found one!

[@serebii666]

European Countries? Germany x2 France 1x, Sweden 1x, Poland 1x Russia? Multiple times, Soviet era Poland 2x, Tsarist times Poland x3, Hungary 2x, Czechoslovakia 2x, Germany 2x, Ukraine 2x, Estonia 2x, Latvia 2x, Lithuania 7x, Finland 2x, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova 2x, Austria 4x, Turkey 5x, Georgia 3x, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Prussia, Saxony, Sweden 6x, France 6x, Circassia, Spain 4x, etc.

[@Nels921]

NATO will never attack, its just for defending.

[@caseypittman9950]

@@serebii666 Don't get started with Siberia

[@user-tz2ch1im3r]

Australia and New zealand should join NATO next, pretty much the only 2 western countries yet that havnt joined , Canada is in it and both AUS and NZ use NATO equipment allmost all from BAE or the US, together they have a military strength thats more then Spain but less than Italy

[@frcluc]

Austria, Ireland, and Malta should either join NATO or pay NATO heavy fees for receiving proxy protection due to their geographies.

[@eddastrohmayer251]

Countries who behave intelligent are not threatened ...

[@happymelon7129]

The 'Arsenal of Democracy' produces 40 percent of the world's weapons. It is a very profitable business model in which other countries buy these weapons to fight each other. The key is maximizing profits without shedding U$ bl00d by inducing conflicts between and within countries outside the U$A. One client is eager to spend AUD 368 billion to buy a few high-quality used nuclear-powered submarines. This business model's critical components are NATO, QUAD, ANZUS, Five Eyes, AUKUS, and MCC (Mutual Cross-Service Agreement).

[@bikechainmic]

Nearly 80% now no-one buyong ruZZian comedy weapons

[@user-xt5yz8wm7z]

@@bikechainmic ok bot

[@serebii666]

Yep, the US makes most of the worlds weapons, because they are the only ones to achieve the technical skill, innovation and most importantly deadlines for delivery. Russia can't even deliver weapons it promised decades ago, that are technologically obsolete. Of course no one wants to buy those. People are willing to pay for results, and America bring them. If only Russia wasn't such a shlthole, maybe it would be better in the rankings.

[@netsiteing]

75 years on, it’s NATO expansion that seems to be what Russia is afraid of and sees as provocation and existential threat (rightly or wrongly, it’s a fact as Russia sees it).

[@coriolan1963]

That is just an excuse to throw sand into everybody's eyes. Russia has always been an aggressive imperial power, ever since the days of Catherine the Great. Putin and his cronies have turned Russia into a brutal rogue state.

[@PKowalski2009]

Russia has not caught on that there is such a thing as democracy and such a thing as the self-determination of peoples. It would like to rule from Moscow all around it, and here the people say no. And they are asking NATO to look after them.

[@katimboallan4605]

🎉very true. NATO is a terrorist organization. It's responsible for killing Gadaffi

[@Blanka1100]

Nato does not expand by force unlike Russia and former Warsaw pact. Countries applied to join Nato because they were tired of living under soviet and russian boot and they did not have to care about Russia's sensitive feeleings because Russia itself never cared for theirs. Russia always feels "provoked" when Russia's victims call the police in order not to be hurt by Russia anymore. Nobody forced my country to join Nato. We begged to join and we were right. Russia keeps invading non Nato neighbour so joining Nto is the best thing we could have done for our safety. We are not russian backyard anymore.

[@serebii666]

Russia explicitly gave written consent for NATO enlargement, especially for the countries of Poland and the Baltic states, that directly border it. What Russia despises is the new inability to exert spheres of control and influence on the smaller states on its borders, which is why it keeps invading the non-NATO countries near it.

[@mylesthomas4168]

The News Reader Girl is Not Understanding the Serious Situation. she is Gleefully doing this interview as if it"s Funny . Get Someone Much Smarter PLease ..

[@venkatsantoshd]

😂😂😂😂 8:22 they need fool proof (trump proof) plan

[@sarjocamara3222]

After knowing that they can't make it,Now they wants to negotiate.

[@JoeDplummer_]

Happy birthday NATO!!! ✨🎂💪❤

[@celestinaalmeida6041]

Têm que avisar a NATO ,que ela não sabe.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@twmda5068]

.=====> Enhance Your Satisfaction …. By Understanding Your Existence …. Se arch EXISTNC

[@jonathanjacob5453]

0:49 we tried to embrace Russia by excluding them form our club and breaking our agreement with them not to expand 1 inch to the East and backing a proxy that carried out multiple terrorist attracts on their country. 🤡 🌎

[@ZWD2011]

There never was an agreement to not expand Nato. Russia tried to negotiate this, but then fell for the billions of Western aid to prevent total collapse of the old USSR. Aid that for a substantial portion disappeared in the pockets of guess who. Do you see the problem?

[@jonathanjacob5453]

@@ZWD2011 another narrative brought to you by the same people that gave us “weapons of mass destruction”? The west and Ukraine are masters of the information space, unfortunately it’s the battle that counts at the end of the day.

[@billyblackie9417]

NATO is a very necessary set up to help protect against agression and war. In my country, I do many years ago remember a referendum to ask the public about joining NATO and because of the fear of the unknown I voted against being part of it, but this was merely because of not knowing enough and what it meant and I'm sure like myself many people in my country and other countries felt the same. I am in my 60s now and I follow any airing about NATO and now that my fears have been put to rest and my knowledge intensified my view is very favourable on NATO and its topics. As much as I feel article 5 is a barrier in many ways I am impressed it has held to standard. If there was another referendum again my vote would be yes I agree it would be good to join it

[@ddraei4799]

If NATO is defensive bloc why did invade Iraq Libya?

[@Amradar123]

Iraq was an international coalition of the willing, not a NATO action, and Lybia was part of a UN mandate.

[@user-tz2ch1im3r]

Why did Iraq invade half of the middle east in 1990 did you forget to mention that ?? plus heaps of other countries

[@DavidAshne-sv8nh]

@@user-tz2ch1im3r Iraq was used by the U.S. to attack Iran the U.S. in another war.

[@artiefakt4402]

If Ruzzia is a confident state with a powerful military... why does it feel constantly threatened by smaller neighbors such as Ukraine, Georgia... If Ruzzia isn't afraid of NATO... why does it exclusively attack nations that aren't part of it If Ruzzia believes some regions of a country have to right to secede... why did they not accept Chechnya's independence ? Causing 2 bloody wars in the process...

[@kejuu6887]

You will have plenty of time to think about it when Russia will be occupied for 50 years.

[@travellerstoryteller]

I would like to see Morocco being part of NATO

[@serebii666]

Morocco is already a major non-NATO ally - which is an official title that affords it closer access, integration and NATO weapons procurement.

[@aidasmatulaitis5175]

Threat is nato itself

[@user-dv7hq2rh4g]

Ruck Fussia.

[@jimamar]

irritated bot

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@jimamar Frustrated orc

[@jonathanjacob5453]

Their feelings will be hurt😢

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@jimamar Orc

[@alexandrerodrigues6403]

NATO is not naïve (in this case no side is). Feeding a war is participating in it. It is tiring to stand it and to pay for it while a few people keep taking wrong decisions. This has to end.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

NATO is feeding Ukraine military aid. If Russia happens to be attacking it at the time, that's not NATO's fault

[@alexandrerodrigues6403]

Feeding military to continue a war is feeding a war. You have your opinion, I have mine.

[@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304]

@@alexandrerodrigues6403 NATO isn't at war. Russia is. Russia is feeding the war. With hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded Russians. It should have the courage to admit its a fight it can't win, and withdraw.

[@Nels921]

@@alexandrerodrigues6403 Defending your country its your right. Putler do the opposite, he go into others countrys. Illegal. Its so dictators do, they make own laws for the people.

[@squireson]

Russia can withdraw form Ukraine *at any time* and that's how this Has to end.

[@freen3x3r]

Whats the chance of WW3 ? Closer than in cold war?

[@Amradar123]

No, but as Putin pulls all the strings it is more unpredictable then in the USSR days with the Politburo.

[@dralexmakalla3871]

RUSSIA 🇷🇺 HAS RIGHTS TO DEFEND ITSELF

[@uroszecevic1389]

America first🇺🇸

[@Mr.Clownensky]

Trump2024 💪

[@gab363]

Pearl Harbor taught Americans otherwise.

[@BaumerPaulGefreiter]

Says a Serb, lol.

[@davidmitchell3020]

@@gab363Hiroshima and Nagasaki taught Japan to never do it again…America first!

[@alhambrabiker1476]

@@Mr.Clownenskywhy is your KZbin account made 9 months ago?

[@S.E.O.S]

Time to stop war

[@alhambrabiker1476]

How do you stop the war?

[@scepticalwalker3984]

Tell that to Putin 👍

[@pdnowlin]

👍🏻👊🏻

[@Jole30]

Fear mongering is working hard i see..

[@Amradar123]

No, common sense based on russia's actions and intentions.

[@user-xt5yz8wm7z]

@@Amradar123 nope that is not true troll

[@stevenjohns-savage7024]

Blah 😁. Stand strong people