{"id":296921,"date":"2025-11-18T18:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-do-latvias-peatlands-fit-into-natos-frontline-defense-strategy-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:05:47","slug":"how-do-latvias-peatlands-fit-into-natos-frontline-defense-strategy-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-do-latvias-peatlands-fit-into-natos-frontline-defense-strategy-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How do Latvia&#8217;s peatlands fit into NATO\u2019s frontline defense strategy? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D8Y-AVnwGgI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How do Latvia's peatlands fit into NATO\u2019s frontline defense strategy? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8Y-AVnwGgI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Countries along NATO&#8217;s eastern borders are weighing wetlands as a frontline defense as fears of a potential Russian invasion are lingering.<br \/>\nIn Latvia, the army aims to rewater drained peatlands that could serve as natural barriers along the Baltic Defense Line. <\/p>\n<p>DW\u2019s Grzegorz Szymanowski reports from near the Latvian border with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 NATO allies look at wetlands as natural defenses<br \/>\n00:26 DW\u2019s Grzegorz Szymanowsk near Latvia-Russia border<br \/>\n03:50 Marina Miron, defense analyst at King\u2019s College London<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#NATO #Russia #Latvia #Wetland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Countries along NATO&#8217;s eastern borders are weighing wetlands as a frontline defense as fears of a potential Russian invasion are lingering. 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