Narva

And so had we not expanded, had we said, "Okay, we wanna keep the borders where they're at," not only would you have the same conflicts that you have today, I would argue, again, we're just in counterfactuals, right? That, that's where we've been pressed, but, but you might have pro- problems in places like Estonia.

You know, would Narva still be a part of the European Union? Would, would Narva have the security that they have today? Well, in that world, maybe, maybe not.

I'm so glad you raised the counterfactual.

I was gonna push you to delve into this myself.

And from there, they can demand all sorts of things.

I think if you, having visited Narva this spring, Narva being the Estonian town near the border that is primarily Russian speaking, which is often brought up in these scenarios.

First, you know, geographically, it's not that easy to invade Narva.

Second, this population is not pro-Russian by any stretch of the imagination.

They just happen to speak Russian.

Um, the, you know, that's the, the, the fact that Ukraine is holding the line there causing so many problems, um, and, and not allowing, you know, the, the kind of even minimalist, let alone the maximalist, uh, gains o- of Putin to be, to be realized, and that that could still be, you know, on a, on a timeline of several years if it happens at all.

Um, that's what's, I think, stopping, you know, the first FPV drones flying into Narva or, or you know, in, into Lithuania or something like that, uh, from Kaliningrad.

Um, and so what I would always say, and this is touching on, on a, a few things Rob said, was that, um, w- unfortunately we're still in a place where European NATO countries are not...

They're, they're, they've stepped up a lot with support, but they've not taken actions where they show Putin that they've got real skin in the game, uh, in Ukraine.

A Russian-led coalition attacked on multiple fronts, but they faltered in the first battles, and the Swedes quickly struck back.

First Denmark was forced out of the war, and now Charles has personally joined his men in an attack on a Russian army besieging Narva.

And with a blizzard concealing the Swedish advance, Charles senses an opportunity for a great victory.

Up ahead, there are flashes of light, and then Charles hears shouts and the muffled crack of musket fire.

So grinning wildly, Charles raises his sword and roars at his men to charge.

[dramatic music] King Charles XII takes his survival after this close call as a sign that God is watching over him, and his faith appears justified.

His army wins a stunning victory at the Battle of Narva, defeating a Russian force several times its size.

But this one success will not be enough to end the Great Northern War.

Picture this scenario on NATO's eastern edge.

Narva, a quiet Estonian city right on the Russian border.

Unmarked operatives flood the streets, stirring up unrest and claiming local Russian speakers are under attack.

Then the announcement from Moscow.

The Russian Jewish Encyclopedia gives many names of the Russian Jews who fell victims of the Jewish catastrophe.

It names those who perished in Rostov, Simferopol, Odessa, Minsk, Bialystok, Kaunas, and Narva.

There were prominent people among them.

The famous historian S.M. Dubnov spent the entire interwar period in exile.

It's time for Who's in the Spotlight.

Thanks to Narva.

Lighting for roads, worksites, and every adventure.

We got there.

Let's look at the human geography of this hardening because the travelogues give us a really vivid picture.

Let's talk about the twin cities of Narva in Estonia and Ivangorod in Russia.

Right.

They sit right across a river gorge from each other.

Yeah, and cross-border rail traffic was suspended back in 2023.

But what I found amazing in the sources is how human behavior just circumvents state infrastructure.

Oh, the dam south of Narva.

Yes.

yeah like I think like okay the first place is definitely we know but if I look at the table at the moment then second third fourth we have no idea who finishes where okay probably Tameka will be fifth but still you don't know because it's still very close And then Harju, Perno, Nemerati and Curaçao are so equal.

And Narva, I still don't want to count them all.

But if I will be neutral, then I would say La Vaidia and Narva is probably certain, but everything else is so open, which makes this obviously the best league in the world.

So if Promis would have known that, he would have stayed.

Yeah, he would have stayed.

Kristen Lapper returned in goal as well, following the short spell of Sato in goal, who done really well.

Good for him.

But the game against Narva, so they beat Narva 2-0.