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Sweden sent 550 troops from one of its mechanized infantry battalions to Riga, Latvia, on Saturday to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade on NATO’s eastern flank. Latvia borders Russia to the ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Swedish soldiers disembarked in the port of Riga, Latvia, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, to join a Canadian-led ...

Swedish soldiers disembarked in the port of Riga, Latvia, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP) ...