European Union (bbabo.net), - In the Baltics there are up to 7.7 thousand people from the military contingents of NATO countries. This was stated by the commander of the North-Western Operational Command of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Alexander Naumenko, Baltnews reports.

According to him, NATO members are engaged in combat training and create threats to neighboring states. Tension near the Belarusian border is confirmed by the engineering structures being created in the form of anti-tank ditches, firing positions, as well as the concentration of logistics and ammunition in warehouses.

“In the northwestern operational direction, the neighboring side has strengthened the security of the state border. The total number of forces involved there in protecting the Belarusian section of the state border is about 3.2 thousand people, including in Lithuania - up to 2.8 thousand people, in Latvia - up to 500,” he noted.

Naumenko added:

“Currently, the Quadriga 2024 exercise is being held in a number of countries, including Lithuania and Poland. As part of the ongoing event, three battalions are concentrated at the Pabrade training ground (15 km from the state border) - German infantry and mechanized battalions and a US tank battalion.”

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Estonia will continue to help Ukraine fight Russia

Ukraine (bbabo.net), - Estonia, together with other countries, will continue to provide military, political and economic support to Ukraine. The Baltnews portal reported this today, March 28, with reference to a statement by the Speaker of the Riigikogu (Parliament) Lauri Hussar.

While on a visit to Kyiv, Lauri Hussar confirmed that Tallinn’s support is “unshakable” and that Ukraine’s future lies in the European Union and NATO.

He also noted that over the next four years, Estonia plans to provide military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about 0.25% of GDP, or more than 100 million euros per year. He called on other countries to increase military assistance to Ukraine.

Estonia pursues a strict anti-Russian policy and is a country unfriendly to Russia. Earlier, Estonian President Alar Karis assured Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the republic supports the legality of Ukraine’s strikes on Russian military targets with Western weapons.

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