Flags of NATO member states outside the bloc's headquarters in Brussels. File photoHELSINKI, May 13.The Baltic countries have submitted proposals to NATO to strengthen the alliance's forces in their territories, Estonia's Deputy Defense Minister Tuuli Duneton said on Friday. in addition, we want those allied countries that are already in Estonia to further increase the volume of military forces provided by the alliance in Estonia. And another aspect was also the deployment of additional NATO defensive forces on the territory of the Baltic countries, «Duneton said. Estonian Broadcasting Portal ERR.
The MP predicted a split in NATO if Sweden and Finland joinedAccording to her, specific NATO proposals cannot yet be published, the Ministry of Defense believes that Estonia's requests are taken into account to one degree or another, but not in the original volume. Earlier, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said, that NATO's proposals to strengthen defense do not meet the expectations of the Baltic Republic. She noted that NATO is trying to take care of all the countries of the alliance, not considering the risk of an attack on each of them. Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets confirmed that at the moment there are no final decisions. According to her, members of the alliance agree that existing threat assessments need to be reviewed and new solutions proposed. She noted that Estonia increased its defense spending to 2.5%, which, in her opinion, will create the most favorable conditions for the allied countries to come to the aid of the republic as efficiently as possible.
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