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Χόρες Βαλτικor&sigmaf ;: Ζτοενναα» αμυνι κααια τοΟ /></p> <p><strong>Defense ministers of the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) are expected to request an increase in defense spending to 2.5% of NATO member states at the July meeting. </strong></p> <p>It should be recalled that, within the framework of the Alliance, the NATO states undertook to allocate a budget of at least 2% of their GDP for defense, but only 11 of the 32 member countries achieved this goal last year.</p> <p>Although even this figure of 2% is not covered by the majority of member countries, the Baltic states, the former Soviet republics who fear Russia, believe that the minimum threshold of NATO countries' defense budgets should be increased by at least 0.5%.</p> <p>In terms of their own defense budgets, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have committed to allocating around 3% of their GDP. And other allies “are welcome to join the 3% club,” said Estonian Defense Minister Hanu Pevkur on Wednesday, who met in the Lithuanian city of Palanga with his Lithuanian and Latvian counterparts.</p> <p>Speaking in an interview. press after the meeting, Lithuanian Minister Laurynas Kasciunas said that for the Baltic countries an important issue at the NATO summit will be the implementation of the defense plans of these countries developed after the last summit of the Alliance.</p> <p> < p>“Defense by denial is necessary,” the Lithuanian minister said, a concept which, he explained, presupposes the existence of sufficient troops, equipment and other measures to prevent the (Russian) enemy from entering and occupying any territory of its three countries. Baltic.</p> <p>In this sense, Lithuania will announce the details of the part of the “Baltic common defense line” against Russia agreed by the three countries at the beginning of the year. Lithuania is therefore considering the construction of fixed fortifications, but also of so-called “anti-mobility parks”, where troops and equipment, including anti-tank weapons and proxy mines, can be quickly concentrated in threatened areas.</p> <p>For its part, Estonian minister Hannu Pevkur said his country was already working on the first defense positions on the border with Russia, while Latvian minister Andris Spruds said the three Baltic states would build infrastructure that would allow each to host a full NATO brigade. </p> <p>source: CNN Greece</p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: 24h.com.cy

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