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Momocracy
People keep asking whether Russia would really attack Europe.
But the real question is:
Does Putin believe NATO would hesitate?
In this video, we break down:
why 2026 may be a dangerous geopolitical window,
how Trump weakened NATO psychologically,
U.S. troop withdrawals from Europe,
the Greenland tensions inside the Western alliance,
why authoritarian systems escalate when they feel weak,
Russias pattern of external conflict during internal instability,
hybrid warfare already happening across Europe,
and why Putin may not need to defeat NATO only test it.
This is not a prediction that World War III is guaranteed.
Its an analysis of why the current geopolitical moment may look uniquely tempting from the Kremlins perspective.
Topics covered:
Russia, NATO, Putin, Trump, Europe, Finland, Baltics, Greenland, troop withdrawals, Ukraine war, hybrid warfare, authoritarian psychology, geopolitics, NATO Article 5, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia vs Europe analysis.
Ilsa
(64,577 posts)Ukraine has put Russia on its heels. I don't see how putin would get the money or troops.
harumph
(3,421 posts)That would be the quickest way to his getting killed. Prigozhin shouldn't have wussed out and pushed through to Moscow.
Dan
(5,296 posts)Asking for a friend
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Because if we fight on NATOs side - all of the MAGA world will be upset.
If we fight on the Russian side - all of the non-MAGA will be upset.
If we stay neutral - then Trump, his Cabinet and the GOP will get rich selling arms to both sides. Kind of like FORD during WWII.
lame54
(40,105 posts)EdmondDantes_
(2,090 posts)It's hard to make a credible case they have the capacity to fight war on two fronts.
WarGamer
(18,863 posts)Step foot in Poland and the Poles will march them all the way back to Moscow.
WSHazel
(828 posts)With or without the U.S. helping it. Russias army is a bunch of middle aged men that hide in bushes until they are killed by Ukrainian drones or they retreat. Polands army would annihilate Russias before the rest of NATO even got there.
These AI clickbait videos are getting lazier and lazier.
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