
The Baltic country is preparing for potential Russian aggression beyond Ukraine according to the Financial Times.
Estonia is permanently moving troops close to the border with Russia and purchasing long-range weapons in anticipation of a potential future conflict, while ruling out an immediate war with NATO in the next two years.
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Estonia is on the front line of NATO and is preparing for potential Russian threats arising from the current geopolitical context.
Estonia is permanently moving troops closer to the border with Russia and is equipping itself with weapons capable of striking deep into neighboring territory, while the country, deployed on the front line of NATO, prepares for potential Russian aggression beyond Ukraine. The Financial Time writes it exclusively.
Estonian military and intelligence leaders do not believe Moscow wants a full-scale war with NATO, at least in the next two years, but believe Russia is preparing for a potential future conflict with the small Baltic nation.

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