
The Russian Ministry of Defense has the necessary potential to monitor the situation at the borders, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on reports of the transfer of elite Estonian troops.
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The statement was made in response to the publication of the Financial Times about the transfer of elite Estonian troops to the border with the Russian Federation.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has intelligence capabilities to monitor the situation along the border. This was stated by the press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports.
“There should be no doubt that our Ministry of Defense and other relevant services have the necessary intelligence capabilities to properly monitor and assess the situation around our border,” a Kremlin spokesman said.
This is how Peskov commented on the information about the transfer of elite Estonian troops to the border with Russia. Information about this appeared in the Financial Times (FT) with reference to sources in the Estonian Ministry of Defense.

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