< p>The three Baltic countries confirmed their determination to strengthen support for Ukraine through coalitions and work together to develop such coalitions. The training of the Ukrainian military will also continue.
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia signed an agreement on the creation of the Baltic Defense Line to strengthen NATO's eastern border.
This became known at a meeting of the Committee of Defense Ministers of the Baltic States, according to a statement from the Latvian Ministry of Defense.
The heads of the military departments of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia signed an agreement on the creation of the Baltic Defense Line to strengthen NATO's eastern border. Together with the Ministers of Defense of Estonia Hanno Pevkur, as well as Lithuania (Arvydas Anusauskas) and Latvia (Andris Spruds), it was decided to begin the creation of the Baltic Defense Line.
According to Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds, this initiative will significantly strengthen the military capabilities of the Baltic countries to protect their borders to ensure delay and block the movement of a potential enemy.
“This will be a common project of the Baltic countries, which will also help within the framework of NATO defense plans,” said Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds.
According to the plan of the heads of the Ministry of Defense, various deterrents will be developed and deployed on the external border of NATO and the European Union in the Baltics.
The defense ministers also emphasized that air defense capabilities must be strengthened as a critical component of the defense of the Baltic region.
During the preparations for the NATO summit in Washington, the Baltic defense ministers during the meeting expressed unanimous support for Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union, and also further emphasized the need for a targeted strengthening of NATO air defense in the region.
A meeting of the Committee of Defense Ministers of the Baltic States was held in Riga on January 18-19, in which Andris Spruds (Latvia), Arvydas Anusauskas (Lithuania) and Hanno Pevkur (Estonia) took part.
Recall that the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, is obsessed with the idea of restoring the Russian Empire. Therefore, citizens of Latvia must be prepared for a hybrid war, Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said yesterday.
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