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PREVIEW: #BALTICS: #NATO: In conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute, re the fear in Estonia and in the Baltics and Poland and Moldva, that after Ukraine, the Kremlin will plan to repossess them as parts of the former Soviet/Russ

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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PREVIEW: #BALTICS: #NATO: In conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute, re the fear in Estonia and in the Baltics and Poland and Moldva, that after Ukraine, the Kremlin will plan to repossess them as parts of the former Soviet/Russia empire. More later.

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This is John Bachelor. Conversation with Anatold Leaven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, about remarks by Prime Minister Kales of Estonia that the Estonians and the Baltics in general Lithuanian Latvia are next on the intention of

0:46.6

Vladimir Putin to recover the Soviet Empire.

0:50.0

Bloomberg's editorial supports this opinion, and Estonia is looking for NATO to

0:55.7

re-arm and be aggressive about the Russian intentions. Speaking to Anatole about this, we can hear his frustration and his analysis about how Baltics feel,

1:07.8

how Poland feels, how Moldova feels, how the whole of the frontier from the Arctic Sea to the Black Sea feels about Russian aggression.

1:18.0

Here's Antel-Levin commenting on the assertion by the Prime Minister of Estonia that Estonia is next.

1:27.0

But the thing is, look, of course we must defend the Baltic states.

1:30.0

Having taken them into NATO, we have made an absolute commitment to do that.

1:35.8

We should defend them but that doesn't necessarily mean listening to them.

1:39.6

Hatred is not analysis and I'm afraid that in the Baltic States and Poland there is far too much

1:45.2

hatred and far too little analysis.

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