NATO kicks off annual military drills in shadow of Russia’s war

on the French Coast veterans and their families are preparing to Mark 80 years since the pivotal invasion of Normandy on June 6th at the same time NATO the military Alliance created in the shadow of World War II kicked off its annual military exercises in the Baltic Sea it’s an expansive and Multinational effort 19 countries 9,000 personnel with more than 50 ships and 85 aircraft Sweden has participated before but this will be the first time the country takes part as a full-fledged NATO m M Charles cchan joins me now he’s a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor of international Affairs at Georgetown University Charles good to be with you again the US and NATO gave Ukraine the go-ahead to strike Russian territory near K with Western made weapons how significant a move was that either militar well both militarily and symbolically well I think militarily it was an important step forward mainly because the Russians were hitting car in areas in Northern Ukraine from safe havens across the border in Russia the ukrainians had some artillery some drones some other items that they could use to hit Russian Targets in Russian territory but by telling the ukrainians that they can use longer range American German French uh kinds of weapons they’ basically pushing the UK the Russians further away from the border and it’s a sign that incrementally month by month the United States its allies are getting more comfortable moving up the ladder of escalation I think Biden has been right to be prudent and to move carefully he’s not said you can hit anywhere in Russia he’s said only a small number of targets across the border I think it’s an important step forward so you mentioned uh Vladimir Putin he used statements from NATO leaders or lead leaders of NATO countries as a pretext of his recent testing of tactical nuclear weapons how does the alliance have to calibrate um both avoiding conflict with respect to those Western missiles being used on Russian territory and also with this exercise going on do they is Putin going to do what he’s going to do or do they have to take extra measures to to risk giving him a pretext well listen there’s a there’s a major war going on in a central part of Europe and were NATO and Russia to find themselves at War the consequences could be catastrophic two nuclear armed blocks going against each other and as a consequence the US has taken the lead in exercising restraint the Russians have gone out of their way not to provoke that wider War they have not hit Targets in NATO territory but you know there this is a a tense moment as you as you noted this is a major exercise occurring in the Baltic region very close to Russian territory 90 uh uh uh uh 9,000 Personnel 50 ships lots of aircraft Putin invaded Ukraine in part because he wanted to roll back the post Cold War order he’s getting the opposite a bigger NATO a reinforcement of NATO’s Eastern flank so things have not gone well for Putin but he is also trying to use nuclear saber rattling to say don’t push me too far you never know where this war could go and I don’t know what the French term for saber rattling is but French president macron has suggested NATO be prepared to put troops in Ukraine at some point is what how do you view that is he alone in that is that a is that mcon macron’s um kind of Bluster how do you how do you read that that talk I would say that macron’s a bit over his skis here which tends to do he he likes to say things that that get a rise out of everybody I think the the red line for the United States from the beginning has been no American boots on the ground we are not going to war with Russia over Ukraine if the the French were to proceed with or without other NATO allies I’m guessing that those troops would be far from the front line they would be in a supporting role but it would put French NATO troops In Harm’s Way were they to be hit it would not automatically invoke NATO’s Collective defense Provisions but it would be a big step forward to put boots on the ground my guess is we’re not going to see it anytime soon Charles cchan with the Council on Foreign Relations thanks again Charles

NATO kicked off its annual military exercises in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday. The expansive and multinational effort involves 19 countries, 9,000 personnel, more than 50 ships and 85 aircraft. Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins CBS News to discuss why the drills could grab the attention of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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  4. Biden doing stupid things again. Trying to sneak our troops to the front line bc he’s too afraid of going over there and act diplomatic!

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  14. The Ukraine war is going on because of Biden and his criminal family and friends. Only President Trump can save Ukraine from Russia. Pray for President Trump to win for the third time is a row in November.

  15. Macron is not “over his boots” or whatever silly thing the commentator said. Although I respect the guy’s opinion, the reason Europeans hate us Americans is because we like to speak for the world. Macron knows France is closer to Russia than the US. Putin’s boots are literally on the necks of Europeans. Macron is right to want France and NATO at military readiness for Hitler 2.0. If Biden is adamant about American soldiers not being involved in the soon-to-be World War III, then social media needs to regulated to remove all the fake accounts of foreign state players spreading their facist propaganda.

  20. HEADLINE: Biden warns he is 'not prepared to support the NATO-isation of Ukraine' in major blow to Zelensky

    Biden ruled out Ukraine joining Nato following ceasefire with Russia
    Says Ukraine would have to rely on West to fend off second Russian offensive

    QUOTE: Joe Biden has opposed Ukraine's Nato membership in the event of a peace deal with Russia, which has come as a major blow to Volodymyr Zelensky.

    This comes after it was reported last month that Russian leader Vladimir Putin was ready to 'freeze the war' in Ukraine if a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines can be agreed.

    However, ahead of Nato's annual summit, which is set to take place on July 9, the US president said that peace 'doesn't mean Nato,' as the alliance's top diplomats met in Prague.

    'It means we have a relationship with them like we do with other countries, where we supply weapons so they can defend themselves in the future,' he added.

    President of Ukraine Zelensky had sought for Ukraine to enter Nato in the event of a ceasefire, arguing that Putin is likely to stage another invasion. (…)
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    Ukraine has more right to join NATO than Turkey, a fundamentalist Islamic nation with extreme civil rights issues and anti-democratic values. Turkey should not be a member of the EU or of NATO.

    Ukraine should be admitted to membership in both the EU and NATO, as a southern bulwark against more encroachment by Russia.

  24. Russia special operation achied iys goal
    1-Stopped ukraine nato membership
    2-protected Rusiians in east ukraine who were mascared for ten years by azov army whoch was trained and armed by arrogant nato
    3-stopped arrogant usa longtime dream to dismantle Russia black sea fleet in Crimea and establish military bases to control black sea and black Russia access to medtrenian sea

  27. Yeah, I’m getting real WWIII vibes today after hearing about US weapons being used in Russia. Who had 6/6 on the bingo card?? 😮… That’s a little eery

  28. Would be nice to get a week off for everyone before they decide to nuke I feel like everyday I work now is such a waste of time when you know nuclear war is about to really start

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