A NATO divisional structure will be established and a brigade-sized unit will be assigned to Estonia to strengthen its defense, Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet (Reform) said on Wednesday after a day of discussions at the alliance's summit in Madrid.
A NATO divisional structure will be established and a brigade-sized unit will be assigned to Estonia to strengthen its defense, Minister of Defense Kalle Laanet (Reform) said on Wednesday after a day of discussions at the alliance's summit in Madrid.
Defense minister Kalle Laanet (Reform) reiterated calls for the permanent placing of the command structure of a NATO divisional-sized unit in Estonia, following a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels which also featured NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Eva-Maria Liimets and Minister of Interior Kristian Jaani suddenly lost their jobs on Friday when Prime Minister Kaja Kallas kicked the Center Party out of government. Both have said they will take a break before deciding what to do next, newspaper Postimees reported.
The war in Ukraine has very rightly brought more focus on the problems of internal security, and we must move forward on solutions to these with vigor, writes former interior minister Kristian Jaani.