Putin Plans to Escalate Troop Presence Along NATO Border, Warns Estonia Intelligence
Washington: In a concerning development, Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service revealed on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to double military deployments along the NATO border with Baltic states and Finland, signaling a potential long-term strategic shift following events in Ukraine, according to media reports.
The intelligence agency underscored Putin's persistent appetite for conflict, cautioning that the threat from Russia remains unpredictable, even nearly two years after the invasion of Ukraine.
Estonia, having gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991 and subsequently becoming a NATO member in 2004, is particularly attuned to such developments.
The report highlighted the possibility of Russia augmenting its current troop presence, potent...