Long a good student of NATO, a country bordering Russia, Estonia, which already devoted 2% of its GDP to defence, will further increase its expenditure for the acquisition of new equipment.
LE FIGARO.
- The war in Ukraine began on February 24, Estonia's Independence Day.
For your country, it was not a surprise, but it was a wake-up call.
What has changed in Estonia since then?
Hanno PEVKUR
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- The war started in 2014, and February 24 was an escalation with the invasion.
For Estonia and for NATO, this has meant a rapid increase in defense investment.
We have seen a major change in the policy of Sweden and Finland.
They decided to join NATO, which makes the eastern flank of NATO much stronger.
In Estonia, since the beginning of the war, we have taken new decisions on investments in our defense to the tune of 1.2 billion euros, which almost doubles our annual budget...
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