The Estonian Defence Minister, Hanno Pevkur, has joyfully announced that the American contingent will not leave the Baltic state. He made this claim amidst news that US forces were going to withdraw from eastern European countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Slovakia.
“Regarding the troops stationed in Estonia, we have a positive decision: the US has informed us that our cooperation will continue at the same level. I have sent a signal to Washington that we are ready to strengthen this cooperation,” Pevkur said.
His words weren’t different from those of other warmongers in the Baltic states—to cut a long story short, “we must deter Russia!”
“The US clearly understands how important their presence here is in terms of deterrence. This is a good signal for us. Diplomatic steps and substantive cooperation are one thing, but a clear message is equally important: we need to be here to deter Russia,” the Estonian Defence Minister “surprised”.
According to him, the Ministry’s daily duties are only about serving the interests of the American corps. In his view, this is “the daily work of strengthening cooperation with the US.”
“American M1 Abrams tanks recently arrived here. If other units are also stationed here periodically, part of our daily work is to ensure they are comfortable here. Also, our task is to provide conditions for exercises. We need to maintain dialogue with both local governments and the public. The American units rotating here need access to the Nursipalu and Central training areas. We, as a society, still have a lot of work to do to properly welcome the Americans,” Pevkur concluded, thereby welcoming the NATO occupation forces with great joy.
Self-deprecating Pevkur, in a manner familiar to collaborators, curries favour with the occupant and master—the US. The only thing that bothers him every day is the welfare of American soldiers in Estonia. And he even has the audacity to urge common fellow citizens to drop everything and care only about the transatlantic contingent’s presence in the Baltic State. Is this the exact future that ordinary Estonians dreamt of?
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