Posted on 05/14/2024 3:35:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Estonia has been "seriously" discussing sending troops to Ukraine in roles positioned away from the front lines, per a national security official.
Madis Roll, national security advisor to Estonia's president, told military news outlet Breaking Defense that his country's leaders were assessing the viability of sending Estonian soldiers to "rear" roles that wouldn't see direct combat in Ukraine.
Such a move would help relieve Ukraine's manpower crunch and allow it to send more soldiers to the front lines.
And while Estonia, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization country, prefers to act together with the alliance's major members, it's also not closed to the idea of jumping in with a smaller group of allies, Roll said.
"Discussions are ongoing," Roll told Breaking Defense. "We should be looking at all the possibilities. We shouldn't have our minds restricted as to what we can do."
Breaking Defense reported that Roll made these comments on Friday, just days after the country's defense chief, Gen. Martin Herem, told the outlet that Estonia had internally talked about sending troops to Ukraine.
But there hadn't been a "serious discussion" due to domestic political concerns, Herem told the military news site on May 9.
Estonia is one of the geographically closest NATO members to Russia, with an eastern border shared with the Russian regions Pskov and Leningrad. Its military relies largely on reservist units, with about 4,200 permanent staff and 38,000 reserve troops ready for wartime operations.
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Another inch wider towards a hot war III
They know Putin plans to destroy their country next.
They really want WWIII badly, don’t they.
On day 887 of the invasion?
I was promised boots on the NATO ground 800 days ago.
I was promised WWIII about 800 days ago.
Estonia has a population of just over one million, with a military numbering slightly more than a Nebraska boy scout troop.
Estonia would be far better off keeping its soldiers for defending Estonia, just saying
damn commies
What are they waiting for exactly?
They can do whatever, whenever they desire.
They’re waiting for their Gleiwitz incident.
Their total population is less than 1,500,000. They really don’t have many men to spare.
Don’t worry, Soros Schwab et al will import many MANY men to replace them.
Moscow in three weeks, comrade!
This is insane. Any force that Estonia sends would be too small to make any real difference. All they could do is get themselves killed while widening the war.
Estonia’s leaders must know this. Someone must be pushing them into the decision. As the old saying goes, round up the usual suspects.
“Business Insider”
They are going to publish any story which furthers the Globalist Liberal Deep State agenda. That includes anything which nudges us toward WWIII.
Well I have been saying since last summer this might happens
Troops in western Ukraine to free them up
Although I predicted the Polish
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