European and Estonian security
The Estonian ambassador to the United States, Eerik Marmei, said in a testimony to the US senate subcommittee that we need to recognise the Russian threat beyond the Eastern flank of Europe. In a written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, Marmei said …
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General Adrian Bradshaw, the United Kingdom’s most senior NATO commander and the alliance’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, has called on NATO to come up with “a grand strategy” to counter the threat Russia poses. Bradshaw told the BBC that much of Russia’s aggressive behaviour was about the country’s president …
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In 2016, Estonia and Greece were the only NATO members in the European Union to reach the two per cent defence spending target, all other alliance members fell short of the goal. According to the UK-based think tank, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Greece spent 2.4% and Estonia 2.2% …
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Russia’s unpredictable and aggressive behaviour has made other countries in Europe fearful for their security, the Estonian Information Board – the country’s foreign intelligence agency – says in its annual report. In its second annual report, “Internal Security and Estonia 2017”, the Information Board says Russia poses a threat to …
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered his country to prepare for a “time of war” after recent enforcement on the eastern flank of NATO, the British media reported. According to the Daily Mail and the Independent newspapers, Putin ordered a “snap check” of Russia’s armed forces to ensure they’re ready to fight. …
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The Czech Republic wants to take part in the defence of Estonia and send its troops to the country to reinforce the eastern flank of NATO next year. The Czech defence minister, Martin Stropnicky, said at a Visegrad Group meeting that his country would like to take part in an …
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The United States will send M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this week to reassure its allies that the US is still committed to their defence. The tanks will be deployed after the joint US-Polish exercises in northern Poland conclude, the Wall Street Journal reported. The …
Paul Goble argues that the first phone call between the new US president, Donald Trump, and Russian president Vladimir Putin was a victory for the latter, while Trump got very little in return. In advance of talks with a foreign leader, the sides often employ one of two strategies to …
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The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, confirmed after her meeting with the new US president, Donald Trump, that the latter is “100 per cent behind” NATO. May visited the new president in Washington, DC, on 27 January and at the press conference after the meeting, she said …
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The Estonian defence minister, Margus Tsahkna, and the US ambassador in the country, James Melville, on 17 January signed a defence cooperation agreement between the two countries that is designed to regulate the legal status of members of the US armed forces, their family members and contractors in Estonia. The …
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