https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/39c1ef86-89b0-4e41-b032-4cd91800bac3 Amid ongoing Russian provocations and acts of hybrid warfare, NATO began its long-planned Baltic exercises earlier this week, opening them with a flyby of U.S. jets around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, wedged between Poland and Lithuania. “We have to be resilient. We have to do the rehearsal of our military forces. And that's what we’re also seeing near Kaliningrad (...) that will show Russia that if they will provoke us, we are ready to respond,” Jeppe Kofod, former Danish Foreign Minister, told TVP World. “So they shouldn’t even think about that idea,” he added. “And I think the fact that U.S. is part of these NATO exercises is natural, but it’s also showing that U.S. is still very present in Europe, and that is good for our security.” Kofod admitted that Russian ballistic strikes on Ukraine amid a shortage of interceptors have highlighted the importance of air defense and the gap between Russia’s offensive capabilities and the West’s defensive capabilities in the field, but added that Nordic leaders “talk about common air defense as one of the solutions.” “And I think this is something where we can strengthen each other because each country has military assets,” he said. “Poland has a lot of military assets, and if you bring them together, then Russia will have no chance.” Join TVP World’s Maciej Mikos and his guest as they explore the growing military integration of the Nordic countries within NATO, the challenge of protecting critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region from Russian hybrid attacks, and how Europe can strengthen its air-defense capabilities while continuing to support Ukraine against Russia’s missile and drone campaign. Chapters: 00:00 Nordic countries’ NATO integration and military preparedness 01:12 NATO’s Baltic exercises and need for faster defense spending 02:19 Baltic Sea security and protecting energy infrastructure 04:01 The need to boost air defenses and regional military cooperation 04:58 U.S. involvement in Baltic exercises and Denmark’s Arctic presence 08:01 Air defense support for Ukraine 09:43 EU tensions over migration and border security 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Ukraine #NATO Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:36:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/39c1ef86-89b0-4e41-b032-4cd91800bac3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.