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Vantage Point North Podcast Ep2: From the Arctic to Black Sea via Baltics


 

The latest Vantage Point North Episode is out. 

This week the podcast will cover the rebuilding attempts of the Russian Arctic brigade, Defense plans of the Baltic states that have been criticized by the Estonian PM Kaja Kallas and the current situation in Ukraine.


You can listen the podcast either from Anchor or your podcast platform of choice.



Spotify

Anchor

Amazon

Stitcher

Google Podcast

Apple podcast coming soon.


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