WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO aircraft scream across eastern European skies and American armored vehicles rumble near the border with Russia on a mission to reassure citizens that they’re safe from Russian aggression.
The drive to teach ordinary people how to use weapons and take cover under fire reflects soaring anxiety among people in a region where memories of Moscow’s domination — which ended only in the 1990s — remain raw.
“There’s a real feeling of threat in our society,” Latvian defense ministry spokeswoman Aija Jakubovska told The Associated Press.
Just 17 hours by car from the battle zone, Poland has stepped up …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle