"First of all, we are ready." With those chilling words, Vladimir Putin delivered his starkest warning yet: Russia is actively preparing for a full-scale war with Europe. Behind the Kremlin's rhetoric lies an alarming reality: a record-shattering $212 billion defense budget for 2027, bases for 115,000 troops being restored along Baltic borders, and modern T-90M tanks being quietly stockpiled far away from Ukraine. In this deep dive on The Military Show, we explore the terrifying parallels between 2026 Russia and the eve of World War II in 1939. From the "Inverse Phony War" of hybrid sabotage already striking European soil to Switzerland abandoning four centuries of neutrality, discover why Europe must break the cycle of appeasement before history repeats itself.
Source: The Military Show
