Is NATO really threatening Russia?

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Sweden and Finland are set to join NATO after decades of neutrality. Will it make them safer? And is Russia right to feel more threatened than before? Guests: Jessica Berlin (analyst), Christian Osthold (historian), Tamina Kutscher (journalist)

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Jessica Berlin, visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund.

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Tamina Kutscher, editor in chief of dekoder.org.

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Christian Osthold is a historian with focus on Russia.

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