Living in the shade of threats, traveling in the Baltic States, facing the Russians and Belarusians

Living in the shade of threats traveling in the Baltic

Almost three years ago, on February 24, 2022, Russia began to invade Ukraine. Quickly, part of the Donbass in the east of the country falls, while further west, missiles and drones also strike, including kyiv, the capital. Ukraine is at war. And it is all of Europe that is found in fear. To the north: the three Baltic, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia countries have a long border with Russia and Belarus. A border which is also that of the European Union and NATO. The threat is global for the security of Westerners, as soon as Crimea annexed by Russia in 2014. And since the Russian offensive of 2022, the three borders are armored. But how do the balts live this situation? Our correspondent Marielle VITUREAU took the road from Vilnius to Lithuania to Narva in Estonia, a 700 -kilometer journey.

“” Living in the shade of threats, traveling in the Baltic States, facing the Russians and Belarusians “, A Major report by Marielle VITUREAU.

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