By Eliza Popova
According to Estonia's leadership, which has been part of NATO for 20 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to double the number of soldiers stationed near the Baltic countries. Kaupo Rosin, CEO of Estonian Intelligence, said that Russians intend to expand military force along the border of the Baltic States and Finland. "It is likely that we will see an increase in the number of personnel, perhaps about twice.
In the coming years we will see an increase in the number of APCs, tanks, artillery systems," he said. The Estonian Intelligence report reports that the number of Russian troops on the border with Estonia may double compared to 19 thousand, which were placed there before the full -scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It is also noted that a new army building with two or three shunting units and additional security units may appear on the border with Finland.
Estonia calls on NATO countries to restrain the Russian Federation by increasing military expenditures. The country plans to spend more than 3% of its GDP on defense in 2024, which is higher than the NATO target. To the statement of former US President Donald Trump that the Russian Federation can do anything with countries that will not allocate 2% of their GDP for defense, representatives of Estonia said that such words are not beneficial.
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