https://freerepublic.com/tag/butruzziawaslosing/ en-us Mon, 13 May 2024 15:49:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4237517/posts EU member Estonia feels threatened by neighbour Russia. This year, the small NATO country will invest over 3% of its GDP to beef up its defence capabilities. It has also been hosting NATO exercises and training civilians in trench warfare, as EuronewsWitness reporter Hans von der Brelie discovered. Indrek Jurtšenko is a trained opera singer. But today he takes me to a military manoeuvre in the Estonian forests. Armed civilians, part of the “Estonian Defence League” (EDL), are war-gaming together with professional soldiers: “In our exercise there are 500 people from Estonia, Lithuania and France participating”, he says. The drill... Euronews https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4237517/posts#comment Mon, 13 May 2024 15:49:46 GMT