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How the Baltics are fending off Russia

Kate Ferguson
July 11, 2024

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania collectively share a more-than 1000-kilometer-long border with Russia and Belarus. As the war in Ukraine drags on, their position — right on NATO's frontline with Russia — leaves them at heightened risk.

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