I spent 24 hours on the Russian border. People are living on 'thin ice'

I'm writing this sitting across from the Russian border in a town called Narva in eastern Estonia.The sun is beginning to set on our 24 hours in this border town. In the distance on the other side of the River Narva, the Russian flag is fluttering in the breeze.A bridge forms the official border crossing over the river and on the Estonian side it's heavily fortified.For years military experts have warned Narva could become the next Donbas or Crimea: a town in Estonia occupied by Russia. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say But when I put this to the Mayor of Narva, he quickly shut it down, unhappy with the comparison.The population is over 90 per cent Russian-speaking, but Mayor Jaan Toots told me that despite this fact, people feel more...

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