Estonia is calling for NATO to establish a permanent base on its soil, as U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to visit the one-time Soviet satellite amid Baltic state worries about possible Russian aggression in the region.
Estonia President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, during a state visit Tuesday to Norway, said NATO, the U.S.-European military alliance, should not have two-tier countries, those with permanent NATO bases and those without. He said that “is a wrong signal to send to the potential aggressor” and he would welcome NATO troops in Estonia.
Obama is set to visit the Estonian capital, Tallinn, on Wednesday for talks with …read more
Source: Voice of America
