This Is What Happens If Russia Invades The Baltics | Ep. 20 Lukas Milevski

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This is a conversation with Lukas Milevski, a professor at Leiden University and an expert on strategy and defense and security of the Baltic countries.

In this interview, we talk about what would happen if Russia invades the Baltics, how prepared they are, if they could be successful and how big of a risk it actually is.

Thank you to everyone supporting this podcast - and now, enjoy the conversation.

00:00 - Intro
01:05 - What Changed Since 2022
05:50 - What Would Baltic Defense Look Like
08:03 - Most likely scenarios of Russian invasion
25:49 - The Suwalki Gap
36:22 - Role of NATO in Baltic Defense
43:09 - Escalate to De-Escalate
48:33 - Baltic Defense Line
51:00 - Can NATO hold off Russia?