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Exercise hedgehog kicks off in Europe
US and European troops participated last week in a large-scale military exercise led by Estonia. Deutsche Welle’s security correspondent Teri Schultz has been examining the readiness of Estonia’s soldiers.
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In this file photo, Estonian President Alar Karis, center in the second row, and soldiers of the Estonian Army pose for a photo during the Spring Storm 2023 military drills, the largest annual exercise of Estonian Defence Forces, near Tapa, Estonia, Thursday, May 25, 2023.
Sergei Grits/AP/File
Last week, US and European troops participated in a large-scale international military exercise led by the Estonian Defense Forces. Its name? “Exercise hedgehog.”
Our partners at Deutsche Welle have been examining the readiness of Estonia’s soldiers with security correspondent Teri Schultz.
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