S8 Ep910: Anatol Lieven discusses the resignation of Latvia's Prime Minister following air defense failures. Ukrainian drones targeting Russia have been transiting Baltic airspace, leading to Russian threats of retaliation. Lieven explores the risk of unintended es
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🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Anatol Lieven discusses the resignation of Latvia's Prime Minister following air defense failures. Ukrainian drones targeting Russia have been transiting Baltic airspace, leading to Russian threats of retaliation. Lieven explores the risk of unintended escalation between NATO and Russia amidst suspicions of Baltic-Ukrainian cooperation regarding these drone flight paths. (1/16)
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| 1:33.2 | I welcome my colleague Anatole Levin of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. |
| 1:38.5 | He is in lead of the Eurasia program at the Institute, |
| 1:43.2 | and no more Eurasian crisis right now than action in the Baltics. |
| 1:49.0 | The Baltics are three small states abiding the Russian Federation. |
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| 1:57.1 | because they were the target of the Soviet Union, |
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