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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger in Washington

Nato needs permanent force in eastern Europe to deter Russia, says Estonia

A US soldier participates in the Cold Response 22 international military exercise on 21 March.
A US soldier participates in the Cold Response 22 international military exercise on 21 March. Photograph: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images

Estonia is calling for Nato to abandon its “tripwire” posture in eastern Europe and build up a permanent force in the region capable of stopping a Russian offensive.

Ahead of Thursday’s Nato summit, Jonatan Vseviov, the permanent secretary of the Estonian foreign ministry, said that Europe and the North Atlantic alliance could never return to the world it knew before the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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