SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — With a mere 1.2 million residents, Estonia is amongst NATO’s smallest members, however its contributions to Ukraine have led the pack by a large margin. Estonia’s navy support to Ukraine has reached 3.6 % of GDP; by that metric, Denmark is the second most beneficiant donor, at 2.4 %; the U.S., by comparability, has given the equal of 0.32 % of GDP, based on the Kiel Institute’s Ukraine Assist Tracker. There’s a cause for Estonia’s generosity; it was invaded by the Russian-led Soviet Union twice previously century and finally gained its freedom from Moscow in 1991. And given its small measurement and border with Russia, Estonia is prone to be among the many first victims if the Kremlin widens its battle on Europe past Ukraine.
Margus Tsahkna, the nation’s 47-year-old international minister (and former protection minister), has gained a repute for talking plainly about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his clearly-stated intention to rebuild the Soviet Union, or the Russian Empire of Tsar Peter the Nice. Putin’s ambitions, Tsahkna says, are the rationale why Russia should be defeated in Ukraine, earlier than the battle spirals uncontrolled and strikes to different components of Europe.
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