We asked Joerg Forbrig, Janusz Bugajski and Jaroslav Naď three questions concerning Zapad 2017
Why are Zapad exercises excepted with so much anxiety among NATO allies?
What is NATO’s readiness for the scenarios trained during these exercises?
Are Russians going to maintain the military presence in Belarus after Zapad exercises are completed?
Joerg Forbrig
Senior Transatlantic Fellow, Central and Eastern Europe, Director, Fund for Belarus Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
The Zapad military exercises take place every four years, yet never before has this war game elicited as much concern and debate among Western leaders, militaries and experts as in 2017. …read more
Source: Visegrad Insight
