Is a NATO-Russia war inevitable? | DW News Desk

While war rages in Ukraine, both NATO and Russia are getting ready for a direct confrontation. Does Moscow really want a war with the world's largest military alliance? And how should NATO deal with the Russian threat in the long term?

This week's panel:
Host 1: Biresh Banerjee
Host 2: Michelle Stockman
Reporter: Alex Forrest Whiting
Audience: Jared Reed

Guests:
Jade McGlynn: Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College London

Teri Schultz: DW Correspondent covering NATO

Chapter Breakdown:
1:43 Intro and topic: NATO and Russia
5:32 How is Russia preparing for conflict with NATO?
11:20 NATO and Russia in direct confrontation
16:18 What's Russia's world view?
18:43 Will a Trump presidency shift NATO policy?
21:10 How does Russia's past determine its actions?
27:50 Russia's animousity towards NATO
29:50 What is enough for Russia?
35:10 Is Russia prepared to fight NATO?
38:00 Chat check
39:37 Are NATO forces ready to fight Russia?
44:10 What happens is Russia uses nuclear weapons?
47:20 NATO's strategy to counter Russia
54:34 NATO and conscription
57:30 Chances of a deescalation between NATO and Russia
59:20 NATO's role in Indo-Pacific
1:05:35 NATO security guarantees, Article 5
1:07:40 How is NATO dealing with China?
1:13:30 Is there a Russia and China alliance?
1:15:30 Dealing with China: the EU's job, not NATO's?
1:17:50 Poll result and wrap

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[stupidburp]

Russia is already at war with NATO in many domains. NATO however is still complacent and failing to react to this fact.

[donbosco]

As an half American and half European I advise you to create European Union Defense Forces separately from NATO even if you remain in NATO!

[selvanegra]

With this kind of policies and media we are goose stepping into a big conflict.

[rohanrocks]

NATO with US and NATO without US is a different ball game.

[barrylane]

Jade McGlynn is really outstanding. Thank You DW for having her on again!!!

[JamesSmith-jevf]

1:00:00 Factually incorrect, Canada is not European and is a member of NATO. Georgia is located in Asia and has been promised by NATO to be admitted in the future.

[hummingbird]

The last part of the conversation really went over the top, NATO into Asia? Are you crazy or on something 😂😂

[samdl]

Admiral Rob Bauer says: "If they attack us. We're not seeking any conflict."

Meanwhile French, British and American missiles are already attacking Russian soil, operated by technicians from those countries. So in summary, we're not seeking any war, we're just attacking them, and as long as they don't attack us back, there will be no war.

[stayclean]

When did war between NATO and Russia become a survivable option?

[davidramos]

I need to confess that I fall in love when I saw Mr Jade McGlynn😍😍😍

[larsmathiesen]

Terry Schulz mentioned that the Baltic countries have been under Russian/Soviet control once. That is not correct as they were part of the Russian empire for various length of time and acheived independence after WW1. Then these countries came under Soviet control during WW2 and only gained their independence again after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

[Tpry]

Yes, eventually.

When ? No one knows exactly, but it will surely come.

Just an opinion, reading all these news of wars/ tensions.

[martingilmovitch]

very good insight from both guests and well put questioning, Thanks very much. Slava Ukraine

[Herodotus__]

There was a time when Putin asked to join NATO. 😂

[dmitrye]

I’m watching from Canada. In my view Europe should change its provocative behavior towards Russia. In addition Europe should ease pressure on Canada to raise its military budget.

[jimamar]

Simply put, your discussions will not change the ground situation or the political discourse. Just that you are leaving a meeting room and speaking to the cameras.

However, you stopped using the Russian version and instead tried a more Western version.

Nothing good came from the debate hearings.

[เจนทัศน์เชวงเศรษฐกุล]

EU also don't think Russia will invade Ukraine. Only because of NATO arrogance

[rdsc.]

Who is Suicidal ?! EU, OR RUSSIA OR NATO ?? OR ALL ?

[clementine]

Geez, this woman was mumbling and stumbling over her own words.

[luckyYono-vi]

Oh come on get someone with balls into this discussion 😂😂😂