“Tallinn has intensified its signaling that in the case of an imminent Russian invasion, it would not hesitate to strike first. “
I assume that when the Neocons play war games on Estonia’s side of the border, that Estonia won’t mind Russia attacking them, since war games can easily be perceived to meet their definition of an “imminent invasion”.
Given this and the Baltic States getting ‘cute’ over Kaliningrad, I’m starting to see why the Soviets hung on to them for so long, through the Cold War, when they were willing to let go of most of Finland and all of Austria, both of which were for the taking at the end of WW2.
“”””I assume that when the Neocons play war games on Estonia’s side of the border, that Estonia won’t mind Russia attacking them, since war games can easily be perceived to meet their definition of an “imminent invasion”.””””
President Trump just finished such an exercise in Estonia.
The Estonian Defence Forces consist of land forces, navy, and air force.
The current national military service is compulsory for healthy men between ages of 18 and 28, with conscripts serving 8- or 11-month tours of duty, depending on their education and position provided by the Defence Forces.
The peacetime size of the Estonian Defence Forces is about 6,000 persons, with half of those being conscripts. The planned wartime size of the Defence Forces is 60,000 personnel, including 21,000 personnel in high readiness reserve.
I wish the Western propagandists would stop with the “let’s you and him fight” garbage.
I’ll side with America, not Russia, thank you.