Estonian authorities propose to expand NATO's presence in the Baltic region

This is reported by Interfax.

“The government's goal is to increase NATO's military presence in the Baltic region.

We have agreed with Latvia and Lithuania on a common position at the upcoming NATO summit in Madrid,” Kallas said.

According to her, the Estonian authorities want each Baltic country to have one NATO division, consisting of the troops of the states of the region themselves and from parts of the alliance.

“For Estonia, this means having two of its own infantry brigades and an allied brigade stationed in the republic, the necessary support units, air defense systems and a division control element.

The additional budget provides funds for this,” the prime minister added.

Earlier it was reported that the command post of the British-led NATO Expeditionary Force (UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force) will be located in Lithuania for a month.