Why Russia has Europe on edge
Russia appears to be ramping up its provocations towards NATO. Is the alliance being goaded into a response? What happens if it hits back?
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Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a record number of seats in the country's parliamentary elections. Putin is expected to frame the result as an endorsement of his war with Ukraine. And, according to Ukrainian intelligence, he may mobilize hundreds of thousands more Russian troops before the end of the year.
All of this has Europe on edge. Because Russia hasn't just been targeting Ukraine – but Ukraine’s allies too. In the last few weeks, a Russian ship fired flares at a Danish military helicopter, NATO jets shot down a drone over Lithuania, and Germany thwarted a suspected Russian drone attack at one of their airports.
Many observers think Russia is intentionally trying to provoke NATO. But why? And what happens if NATO decides to fight back?
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