The NATO Secretary -General promised to increase defense capacity in the Baltic states, assuring Estonia that Russia would not take Tallinn.
NATO Secretary -General Jens Stoltenberg has vowed to significantly increase the defense capabilities of the Baltic countries and said Russia will not succeed in capturing Tallinn, contrary to Estonia’s fears, according to the Financial Times.
According to Stoltenberg, Russia could not capture Estonia’s capital Tallinn, “in the same way that they could not capture the city of Kirkenes in northern Norway or West Berlin during the war.”
The NATO Secretary -General said the new military plan, to be agreed at the annual summit of alliance leaders this week, would greatly enhance defenses in the east by shifting the focus on deterrence to the full defense of allied territories. .
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas argued that under current doctrine the Baltic states would “disappear from the map” in the event of a Russian attack before NATO attempted a counterattack to free them within 180 day.
“I understand that he (So Kallas – ed.) Wants a bigger NATO presence and I can promise that to him,” Stoltenberg said.
He added that the alliance would be able to protect the Baltic states if necessary.
“We have never disclosed the details of the operational plans. But I can assure you that for decades we have been able to protect the countries bordering Russia, adjusting our presence in light of the threat analysis, “said the Secretary General, noting that the alliance has done it before and will do it again.
Recall that a week before that, Tallinn announced that the Russian Federation was mimicking missile strikes in Estonia.
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