They're starting to build fortifications now. In retrospect, they should have started in 2014 when Putin seized Crimea.
Posted on 06/01/2024 7:53:59 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Estonia considers itself a front-line state, a Nato member where its border guards stare across the Narva River at the Russian fortress of Ivangorod.
This tiny Baltic state, once a part of the Soviet Union, is convinced that once the fighting stops in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin will turn his attention to the Baltics, looking to bring countries like Estonia back under Moscow’s control.
To help stave off that possibility, Estonia’s government has poured money and weapons into Ukraine’s war effort, donating more than 1% of its GDP to Kyiv.
"If every Nato country did this," says Estonia’s steely Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, "Ukraine would win."
But Ukraine isn’t winning.
Short of artillery, ammunition, air defences and most of all, troops, Ukraine is struggling to hold back the sheer weight of Russian firepower, glide bombs and massed infantry assaults that often border on the suicidal.
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We have no plan B if Trump fails. What’s more important. Is Trump the only one who knows?
In an industrial war only industry matters, not the size of your bank account.
Estonia needs to wise up and stop pissing resources away, and build up their own defenses as an actual NATO member.
“We have no Plan B if Ukraine falls, says Estonia”
Well, they can APOLOGIZE to Russia (for their attitude) and get on with life in the EU and NATO, but I doubt the Neocons will permit, so that option is out.
I guess they have a point, then.
Plan B?
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Plan A give billions in aid
Plan B send long range missiles but can’t use on Russian territory
Plan C send modern tanks too
Plan D send cluster munitions too
Plan E send F-15’s
Plan F can use western weapons on Russian territory
Baltic Karen is lining up for the deep-state, and is ready to sacrifice her country after Ukraine falls.
Sucks. Estonia is a sweet little country that never bothered anybody.
They're starting to build fortifications now. In retrospect, they should have started in 2014 when Putin seized Crimea.
For all this idiotic talk about Russia’s alleged designs to conquer all of Europe, it’s worth noting how many of these NATO countries are led by people who seem better suited to run a day care center.
Joe Biden is not going to nuke Russia over the Baltics.
He’d rather nuke Texas or Florida.
Plan B. Maybe stop trying to poke the bear?
Don’t worry Estonia, you can always find communism and the new found fascism in the west now.
Sit back and enjoy the suck.
We have no plan B if Trump fails.
Rubbish. We have plenty of good MAGA Republicans from MTG to DeSantis willing to step in if Trump should die or be jailed. Yes, DeSantis is MAGA and many on here were for him before Trump told them to hate him. The situation under Biden is bad enough without having to invent more doom and gloom.
If Ukraine falls Russia has to expend a ton to keep it
Estonia is exhibit A of tail wagging reasons the United States should leave NATO and let the Europeans manage their own national security.
They're members of his cult. I'm voting for Trump but I'm not a member of his cult.
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