https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/fc063154-ce38-40ec-84ea-46ae49ca66a1 The Rail Baltica project comes with enormous expectations. Originally designed as a transport corridor linking key cities across Eastern Europe, its strategic importance changed dramatically after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, European transport priorities have increasingly shifted toward strengthening connections with the Baltic states. The project is intended to bring Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania closer to the rest of Europe not only in terms of transportation, but also in strategic and security terms. That is particularly important because, from a geographical perspective, the Baltic states could be relatively easily isolated during a crisis, at least for a certain period of time. At the same time, the project faces serious challenges, including rising construction costs, inflation, funding gaps, and delays. Despite these hurdles, supporters insist that Rail Baltica has become one of Europe's most important strategic infrastructure projects and a key component of Baltic and European security. In this Special Report, Zuzanna Jurek, Defense Correspondent at TVP World, explains why Rail Baltica matters not only for transportation, but also for the future security of the Baltic states, NATO, and Europe as a whole. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - The Baltic states’ vulnerable geography 01:28 - The goals of the Rail Baltica project 03:26 - Rail Baltica as a tool for times of crisis 04:23 - Funding challenges facing the project 06:56 - When will Rail Baltica be completed? 🔴 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 #NATO #Defense #Military Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:48:10 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/fc063154-ce38-40ec-84ea-46ae49ca66a1 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.