Estonian government approves additional funding to increase security costs to 5.4% of GDP
AdvertisementA Estonia Approved a forty security financial bill in 2.8 billion euros, in an attempt to fulfill skill purposes NATO. New expenses can lead to an average cost of Baltic, which is about 3.4% compared to the previous positions with 5.4% of GDP in 2029.
“We made a historical decision in the view of the national security of Estonia. We are saying so much money for national security in Estonia in a year,” he says. Hanno BevkurMinister of Defense of Estonia.
“Next year, security costs will increase to about 5.4% of the GDP, which means more than 2% per year and will be long,” Bevkur said.
“The average of four years is 5.4%, which will give us the opportunity to achieve the military skills goals we have arisen in NATO,” he added.
The government’s decision to increase security costs will increase ammunition for military capabilities, a significant increase in equipment and reserves, as well as Estonia’s security forces.
The new bill includes high medium -render van protection, additional engineers, long -related recognition battalions, long -related attack skills, modern communications systems, additional naval skills and additional unique.
The Armed Forces Leader, General Andres MerilloHe says that there is a need to strengthen Stony’s security since the worsening of the security environment caused by Russia’s large -scale invasion. The General also quotes Russia’s operational skills as another threat to the country.
According to Merillo, Estonia should not only be more than the development of the enemy’s capabilities, but also more than him. The additional funds approved by the government decision will be used accurately for this purpose.
“The situation of our security policy keeps us in this position, and we should not only follow our enemy’s military growth, but to be prepared for our tasks, but if possible, we must advance with our allies in the coming years.”
Estonia’s new plans for the next NATO summit in the hack on June 24 and 25. New plans are coming after the US president, Donald TrumpThreatened to shake the agreement 5% of the requirements of the revised value Not satisfied.
Trump has already criticized NATO members for “relies on” Washington to ensure their safety. The 47th US president said European allies did not invest in their security, saying that their security had been left to NATO and the United States. It also considered 2% of the targets that members agreed during the presidency of the former general secretary of the coalition, and it was “miserable”, Jens StoltonbergAt least 5% of GDP threatens to remove the United States from NATO if members do not reach the cost of security.
