{"id":338159,"date":"2026-04-26T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-baltic-volunteers-are-preparing-for-a-conflict-with-russia-focus-on-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:00:29","slug":"how-baltic-volunteers-are-preparing-for-a-conflict-with-russia-focus-on-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-baltic-volunteers-are-preparing-for-a-conflict-with-russia-focus-on-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"How Baltic volunteers are preparing for a conflict with Russia | Focus on europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lseVbN_KSCc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Baltic volunteers are preparing for a conflict with Russia | Focus on europe\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lseVbN_KSCc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of men and women are training all over Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. They prepare for a conflict with Russia they hope to avoid. <\/p>\n<p>Weekend combat drills in the Baltic states show how civilian volunteers prepare for war amid Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine. In Latvia and Lithuania, medics and fighters train with real weapons and lifelike simulations \u2014 from battlefield first aid in abandoned Soviet buildings to 360\u2011degree defense in frozen forests. Latvia\u2019s Zemessardze, Lithuania&#8217;s Riflemen&#8217;s Union and Estonia&#8217;s Kaitseliit count tens of thousands. With Russia next door on NATO&#8217;s eastern border, volunteers say preparedness and patriotism are essential. <\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #nato #baltics #russia <\/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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of men and women are training all over Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. They prepare for a conflict with Russia they hope to avoid. Weekend combat drills in the Baltic states show how civilian volunteers prepare for war amid Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine. 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