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Baltic states plan common defense zone on Russia border as security concerns mount
Estonia to build hundreds of bunkers on eastern frontier to deter the Kremlin’s possible aggression.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia agreed on Friday to set up a common Baltic defense zone on their borders with Russia and Belarus amid growing security concerns.
The defense ministers of the three Baltic countries met on Friday in Riga to approve the construction of "anti-mobility defensive installations" on their eastern frontiers. They also agreed to develop missile-artillery cooperation.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur stressed the need for bunkers at the border,
saying:
“Russia's war in Ukraine has shown that in addition to equipment, ammunition and manpower, we also need physical defensive structures at the border from the first meter to protect Estonia."
Estonia to build hundreds of bunkers on eastern frontier to deter the Kremlin’s possible aggression.
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