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TexasTowelie

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Sun Sep 14, 2025, 05:16 AM Yesterday

Time for Action: NATO's Newly-Announced Plan to Counter Russia's Drones - William Spaniel



Following the Russian drone incursion into Poland, NATO announced its "Eastern Flank" initiative to deter further moves from the Kremlin. This video explores the publicly known information about the program and what it is not yet doing. We also delve into the role that Allied Command Transformation will play here. The indications are that NATO does not yet have a long-term solution to the problem, but has reprioritized resources to develop a solution.

0:00 NATO Announces Eastern Sentry
1:09 Outline of Eastern Sentry
4:43 Cost Effectiveness and Allied Command Transformation
6:47 The Speed of the Response
8:48 The U.S. Role in the Mission
10:50 Is Russia Distracting NATO from Ukraine?
13:13 Further Western Assistance to Ukraine
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Time for Action: NATO's Newly-Announced Plan to Counter Russia's Drones - William Spaniel (Original Post) TexasTowelie Yesterday OP
With Ukraine's permission, shoot down any Russian drone that is moving in the direction of Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #1
My guess is this would be NATOs next move should Russia decide to escalate Glorious bastard 14 hrs ago #2

Wonder Why

(6,169 posts)
1. With Ukraine's permission, shoot down any Russian drone that is moving in the direction of
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 09:44 AM
21 hrs ago

any NATO country over Ukraine's airspace.

Glorious bastard

(37 posts)
2. My guess is this would be NATOs next move should Russia decide to escalate
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 04:58 PM
14 hrs ago

A no fly zone that covers Poland and extends into Ukraine’s territory.

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