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Minister: Estonia 'in No Doubt' US Would Help Defend Against Russian Attack
Pevkur said Estonia expects U.S. help against Russia as Europe falls short of military readiness and NATO members miss a 5% spending goal.
- On Thursday, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told Reuters he has "no doubt" the United States would defend Estonia against a Russian attack during his official visit to Vilnius.
- Most NATO members are not meeting the agreement to spend at least 5 percent of GDP on defense, yet Estonia will exceed that target this year with 5.1 percent spending, among the highest in NATO.
- President Donald Trump this month threatened to withdraw the U.S. from NATO over European members' refusal to join a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, while Pevkur argued resolving Iran's conflict could allow the U.S. to refocus on Ukraine.
- Europe is not prepared to stand on its own militarily, Pevkur warned, likening NATO's current difficulties to a long marriage: "There are no 50 years of purely smooth sailing. You have differences and problems, and you need to work through them."
- Estonian intelligence warned in February that Russia is stockpiling ammunition for future wars, though Moscow has dismissed allegations by European leaders that it could attack NATO as "nonsense.
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US will help Estonia in case of Russian attack - Defense Minister Hanno PevkurHanno Pevkur is confident in Washington's support and NATO's steadfastness. He called on Europe to invest more in defense and resolve the conflict in Iran.
Estonia, as a NATO member, is confident that the United States would come to its aid in the event of a Russian attack, the Baltic country's defense minister said in Vilnius on Friday. According to Hanno Pevkur, Europe is unable to defend itself against Russia on its own.
TALLIN.— Estonia, a member of NATO, has no doubt that the United States would come to its defense if Russia attacked it, said its Defense Minister, Hanno Pevkur, although he warned that Europe is not yet ready to face Moscow alone. Estonian intelligence warned in February that Russia is already accumulating ammunition for future conflicts after the war in Ukraine. Moscow, for its part, called the accusations of European leaders about a possible …
Europe's not ready for its own military power right now, says Hanno Pevkur.
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