Russian jets crossing into NATO airspace aren’t just minor provocations — they’re stress-tests of the alliance itself. What looks like a routine violation is actually a probe into NATO’s will to defend its most vulnerable frontier.
In the Baltics, troops and armour are ready, but readiness is not the same as certainty. Every violation forces NATO into the same dilemma: respond with force and risk escalation, or hold back and risk credibility.
At the same time, Washington’s commitment is clouded by politics, leaving Europe scrambling to imagine a defence without America. And inside Russia, pressure is mounting — from a grinding war economy to cracks in the regime’s own stability.
So in this video, I break down how Putin’s provocations are exposing NATO’s weak points, why European autonomy may be the alliance’s only safety net, and what all this means for the credibility of Article Five. Is this just another round of brinkmanship — or the start of NATO’s ultimate test?
Credit to : Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics
