Warfronts

Russia Thinks it Can Attack NATO and Win. Here's Why.

Published: September 21, 2026

Duration: 24:01

Russia cannot defeat NATO in open war, but it doesn't need to. By engineering calibrated provocations—missile strikes on empty territory, wilderness land grabs, or seizing pro-Russian border cities—Moscow aims to create impossible situations where NATO members hesitate to respond, shattering the alliance's collective defence guarantee and fracturing European unity permanently.

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