Topic: Operation Anaconda

Poland has launched "Operation Anaconda 16," the largest military exercise since the Cold War, involving tens of thousands of NATO troops. Professor Stephen Cohen compares the current buildup on Russia's western border to the Cuban Missile Crisis, noting that Russia views these "war games" as a direct existential threat. The buildup includes anti-missile installations in Romania and Poland, which Vladimir Putin has stated are now in the "crosshairs" of Russian missiles.

NATO is scheduled to conduct Operation Anaconda, a massive military exercise involving 31,000 troops, to simulate blocking a Russian incursion. Simultaneously, G7 leaders in Japan maintained that sanctions against Russia will remain until the Minsk commitments are met and Crimea is returned to Ukraine.