Estonia was forcibly annexed to the Soviet Union in 1940, during World War II. In 1991 it became independent after the fall of theSoviet Union.

Estonia believes that Russia is preparing for a war against NATO at the end of this decade. The country, like its neighbor Lithuania, is the most criticized by European governments that tried to appease Russia before Putin decided to send the tanks. The Estonian head of state asks his counterparts not to be afraid of Russia: “there are three times the population in Europe and our economy is 10 times larger”