Embed with UK's elite paratroopers on the Swedish island ready for war with Russia

In this bonus episode, something a bit different: a special
dispatch from the Swedish island that has become a Nato bulwark
against Russian aggression in the Baltic Sea.


Although all troops were removed in 2005, Gotland Island has
since been remilitarised and is now home to the Swedish
Armed Forces’ newest outfit: the Gotland Regiment.


The troops are charged with protecting this hugely strategic
Baltic outpost from Russia - and they are clear-eyed about the
threat Moscow once again poses in northern Europe.


Venetia Rainey takes us inside some of Sweden's trademark CV90s,
chats to the regiment's commander about the challenges of
defending the island, and embeds with elite British paratroopers
practicing recapturing the territory from Moscow.


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