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Life across the Russian border: Young Latvians face an uncertain future

Young Latvians are faced with changing scenarios. © ENTR

In Latvia, the war in Ukraine has rekindled fears of being attacked by Moscow's forces. The youngest citizens of this little-known Baltic country, which shares a nearly 300km-long border with Russia, now fear becoming a collateral victim of Moscow's war.

"To be honest, I wasn't thinking about all this. And I keep telling myself that I won't be drawn." Janis is 24, lives in Riga, Latvia’s capital, and like all young Latvian men aged between 18 and 27, he can now be drafted for the mandatory 11-month military service. 

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