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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The first player to land on Baltic Avenue always bought it.
Write Joe Biden and ask him when are we getting the thermonuclear war we were promised. Doesn’t he know there’s a overpopulation problem on this planet and he’s the savior of Mudder Erf?
If not flattened by russia, could be a nice place for a bicycle tour.
“Such a move would help relieve Ukraine’s manpower crunch and allow it to send more soldiers to the front lines.”
I bet those Uke draftees getting a rotation will really appreciate that! Nothing like people who will backfill the easier billets in the rear to allow you to get back to the Eastern Front!
And Estonia... they have an SS “veterans” march every year. So I guess it makes sense.
Active personnel 7,700 (3,500 conscripts)
Great Estonian film from 2015:
Vehkleja (The Fencer)
They’re waiting for almost 2 1/2 yrs but they really, really want it!
Time is running out. By the end January 2025, this is either over or going to be over shortly thereafter.
WWIII any day now.
Someone may want to remind the CCP that the guaranteed Taiwan invasion is 1000days late.
😂. The mighty are all lining up behind NATO.
Forest Brothers, unite!
This reminds of how happy our USN FMF Corpsmen were when chicks took up all the hospital ashore billets and they had to head out on another float with a Marine BLT.
Hey Ivan, guess what? Great news! The Estonians are going to cover your motor T job here in western Ukraine. We are going to be able to send you back to the trenches!
I really suspect Matthew Loh was never a grunt.
None of those countries has any battle plan beyond “cry to U.S./NATO for help.”
So they want to get their citizens killed and risk direct attack on Estonia. Seems that if they entire into hostilities, they become a legit target of Russia. Not my problem, not our problem. Just don’t involve us in Estonia!
And I wonder how many are quickly leaving the country for vacations elsewhere to be out of reach of the government?
They could kick it off around the election in order to play games and influence it.
They tried to get it started when ukraine launched the missile into another nation and claimed Russia did it.
Been waiting for them to claim our “advisors” dying was grounds for war.
Ye shall have World War III and ye shall like it
Then ye shall have Population Reduction
Then ye shall eat ze bugs
Then ye shall have a New World Order
Then the world shall have Satan’s Antichrist
For some time now I have been predicting NATO troops in open combat in Ukraine against Russia before the election
IMHO it must be happening by October, 2024
Let’s hope and pray that I am completely wrong
But England, France and now Estonia...
Yeppers
Don’t forget Germany talking big too.
And for so many people too
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