#NATO

Almost three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's constant saber-rattling against NATO countries, the alliance is slowly waking up to its most significant military challenge since the end of the Cold War. But which lessons have NATO armies learned from Ukraine’s decade-long fight for independence?

For Ukrainians, peace is not just an end to fighting—it is the full restoration of their land, the return of their people, and accountability for those who waged war against them.

War, as we once understood it, is no longer confined to battlefields or military zones. It has taken on a new disguise—hybrid warfare.

Russia’s war in Ukraine rages at an unprecedented scale: over a million soldiers clash on the battlefield, and Moscow loses tanks at an astonishing rate of dozens per day. But could Europe hold its ground in a war of this magnitude?