"To contain Russia": the President of Estonia called on the European Union to deploy air defense systems in the country
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Estonia would like to have its own medium-range air defense system, but only at the expense of the European Union. President Kersti Kaljulaid made a statement to this effect.
The Estonian president offered the EU to finance the creation of air defense in the republic by purchasing medium-range anti-aircraft systems. Kaljulaid explained her desire quite simply - "containing Russia."
In her opinion, Estonia needs its own medium-range air defense system to defend against Russia. According to her, Estonia annually allocates more than 2% of the gross domestic product to NATO expenses, and there is no air defense in the Baltics. Therefore, the complexes should be purchased by the EU through the "European Union Cohesion Fund".
For the fifth year we sit in Brussels and say that the Baltic countries, including Estonia, spend more than 2% of the gross domestic product, but they still do not have, for example, medium-range air defense systems
- she said.
Note that Kersti Kaljulaid's appeal is far from the first. Earlier, the leaders of all three Baltic republics declared the need to create an air defense system to "protect against Russia". This issue has been raised several times over the years. However, NATO continues to keep its military contingent on the territory of the Baltic States, and organizes the air defense of the republics. aviation the alliance on a rotational basis.
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