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A draft or volunteers? Russian threat prompts urgent debate in Europe
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Soldiers from Sweden's 31st Ranger Battalion preparing to launch an unmanned aerial vehicle in a training demonstration in Sweden on Nov 21.
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LONDON – The drones that have veered near airports in Germany, Poland, Belgium and Estonia and frequent incidents of sabotage are chilling reminders of how Russia’s relentless war in Ukraine
The threat has put intense pressure on countries across the continent and in Britain to quickly expand the ranks of full-time soldiers and reservists that shrank during the post-Cold War peace. Yet the question of how to recruit hundreds of thousands of service members is prompting fierce and soul-searching debates.
