Will Europe stand up to Putin's latest provocation?

Name: Will Europe stand up to Putin's latest provocation?
Uploaded: 2025-09-12T11:01:04.303Z
Duration: 47 min 38 s
Description: A “serious threat to peace” – that’s how Poland sees Russia’s largest drone incursion into its air space so far. German Chancellor Merz agrees. But what will NATO, what will the EU do in response? DW's political quartet including host Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase, Roman Goncharenko and Teri Schultz explore what options NATO and Europe now have.

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Michaela Kuefner

A “serious threat to peace” – that’s how Poland sees Russia’s largest drone incursion into its air space so far. German Chancellor Merz agrees. But what will NATO, what will the EU do in response? DW's political quartet including host Michaela Küfner, Nina Haase, Roman Goncharenko and Teri Schultz explore what options NATO and Europe now have.

0:00 Intro
2:00 NATO Response?!
4:24 Russian Media
6:27 Every Inch
9:09 Deliberate Attack
11:36 fight or die
15:12 Article 5
17:56 Eastern Poland
24:02 No escalation!
28:33 NATO being tested
31:15 German debate
34:54 Trump too busy
38:47 Diplomacy exhausted
40:14 West is failing
41:38 Russian Spin
42:45 More Capabilities
44:31 Test for Coalition
46:43 Conclusion

A "serious threat to peace" – that's how Poland sees Russia's largest drone incursion into its air space so far. German Chancellor Merz agrees. But what will NATO, what will the EU do in response? "Russia is testing Europe" DW Eastern Europe Correspondent Roman Goncharenko tells Berlin Briefing's host, Michaela Küfner. Pulling together the analysis from Berlin and Brussels DW's political quartet including Chief Political Correspondent Nina Haase and Brussels Correspondent Teri Schultz explore what options NATO and Europe now have. And how reliable US President Trump will prove to be. Join this Berlin Briefing on the uncomfortable truths NATO allies now face.

DW's live blog with the latest after Russia’s drone incursion into Polish airspace:

https://p.dw.com/p/50JS9

Merz says Germany's foreign policy more important than ever
https://p.dw.com/p/50KBh

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