As European Union member states ramp up their military spending in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Juliet Ferguson and Paulo Pena of Investigate Europe explore who has the most to gain.
The thundering roar of an F-35 fighter plane rips through the tranquillity of the snow carpeted Norwegian landscape. Its silhouette is just visible under the thick layer of clouds. Then, all is silent again.
During this NATO exercise, soldiers act out their roles among the pine trees, testing how they cope with the cold weather conditions. Meanwhile, a real and deadly war is unfolding in Ukraine.
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