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On the Front Line: A Conversation With Defense Ministers

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Join POLITICO and WELT for a roundtable discussion with the top defense officials in NATO countries that share a border with Russia, including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These are the crucial officials tasked with armoring these front-line states against Vladimir Putin’s aggressive expansionism. We will discuss how they are adapting to this new period of danger and explore the future of the NATO alliance and their relationship with the United States.

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VIDEO

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Laurynas Kasčiūnas

Minister of National Defence, Lithuania

Hanno Pevkur

Minister of Defence, Estonia

Andris Sprūds

Minister of Defence, Latvia

MODERATORS

John Harris

Global Editor-in-Chief, POLITICO

Jan Philipp Burgard

Editor-in-Chief, Welt TV