On paper, nato’s presence in the Baltic has never been stronger ... But although nato has a clear edge in the Baltic when it comes to conventional naval power, Russia has the means to wreak havoc ... Nato Russia.
If, as Zelensky implies, such guarantees are linked to a “coalition of the willing” which no doubt includes Germany, France and the UK, we get a “streamlined NATO” where there is no veto power, as troublemakers like Hungary are excluded.
For all the talk of “European values,” “strategic autonomy,” and “defending democracy,” the European Union and its NATO-aligned governments spent the year accelerating toward a self-inflicted crisis of historic proportions.
Ukraine called Russia’s accusations “lies” aimed at justifying more attacks on Ukraine, and its foreign minister said on Tuesday (December 30) that Russia had not provided any evidence “because there’s none ....