Estonia together with Finland wants to limit Russia’s access to the Gulf of Finland
Finland and Estonia want to take away the sea from Russia by creating a joint missile defense system (ABM). This was announced by the new Minister of Defense of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur, in an interview with the Finnish edition of Iltalehti.
“We need to unify our coastal defenses. The range of Estonian and Finnish missiles exceeds the width of the Gulf of Finland,” he explained. In this regard, he concludes that the integration of the Finnish and Estonian missile defense system makes it possible to “close” the Gulf of Finland for Russian warships. Pevkur also explained that these plans might be implemented when Finland joins NATO.
Previously, Estonia became restrict entry to the country for Russian citizens. AT National News Service they also wrote that Finland stopped cooperating with Russia in criminal cases.
Finland and Estonia want to take away the sea from Russia by creating a joint missile defense system (ABM). This was announced by the new Minister of Defense of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur, in an interview with the Finnish edition of Iltalehti. “We need to unify our coastal defenses. The range of Estonian and Finnish missiles exceeds the width of the Gulf of Finland,” he explained. In this regard, he concludes that the integration of the Finnish and Estonian missile defense system makes it possible to “close” the Gulf of Finland for Russian warships. Pevkur also explained that these plans might be implemented when Finland joins NATO. Earlier, Estonia began to restrict the entry of Russian citizens into the country. The National News Service also wrote that Finland had ceased to cooperate with Russia in criminal cases.
