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«Μπήκαμε μέσ’ στα όλα και περάσαμε». Με τον στίχο αυτό του Ελύτη χαρακτηρίζει ο Βασίλης Καραμητσάνης, ιδρυτής και πρόεδρος του Animasyros το φετινό Φεστιβάλ που φτάνει μέχρι το εμπόλεμη Ουκρανία και την δημιουργία τώρα, εν μέσω βομβαρδισμών.

Officials in three strategic Baltic countries are sounding the alarm, appealing for more military assistance to fend off mounting aggression as war in Ukraine enters its fifth month.

Really come as a surprise because russia's invasion of ukraine, the ambition, the aggression it is showing has upended any security assumptions held here in europe. when it comes to those rapid reaction forces of nato that you mentioned, this is about nato members closest to russia, so the baltic countries, and poland, and nato applicants finland and sweden who feel really exposed. they are demanding a boosting of nato's eastern flank. that means for other nato members like the uk and france pledging warships and warplanes and troops to be at the ready. tomorrow night nato leaders will be here...

Kind of upended all of the security assumptions here in europe since the cold war. - but when we talk about these rapid reaction forces, - these aren't troops that are thought to be sent to ukraine. _ it is actually nato members that are closest to russia — _ the baltic countries and poland — and also nato applicants — - finland and sweden — - that are feeling most exposed, and what they're looking - for is a real boosting of what's known as nato's eastern flank. and that will involve | countries like the uk and france having warships, warplanes and troops - at the ready if necessary. ...

If you listen to nato's secretary—general, he says this is the biggest overhaul of collective defence and deterrence since the cold war. and it doesn't really come as a surprise. i mean, russia's invasion of ukraine, the aggression, the ambition that it's showing has kind of upended all of the security assumptions here in europe since the cold war. but when we talk about these rapid reaction forces, these aren't troops that are thought to be sent to ukraine. it is actually nato members that are closest to russia — the baltic countries and poland — and also nato applicants — finland and...