TALLINN - Estonia must be prepared, together with its allies, in case Russia attempts to attack NATO, Estonian President Alar Karis said in an interview with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine, as reported by Postimees on Saturday.
The head of state emphasized that Estonia is spending 0.25 percent of its total economic output on military aid to Ukraine and is firmly committed to continuing its support.
In the current climate, Estonia must be ready for anything, Karis said, responding to a question by journalist Konrad Schuller about German intelligence estimates suggesting that Russia could attack NATO within four years. The president recalled that Estonia signed a peace treaty with Soviet Russia in 1920. Despite this, the Soviets staged a failed communist uprising in Estonia four years later, and in 1940, the Soviet Union occupied the country, Postimees wrote.
"This shows that treaties alone are often not enough. Guarantees and allies are essential. But back then, we had no allies, because at the start of World War II, every other European country was focused on defending its own interests first. Today, things are different, because we are in NATO," Karis emphasized.
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