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Moscow’s next target? Heeding Estonia’s call for more defence spending

The Baltic nation of Estonia has been calling for a significant boost in EU defence spending for years and is now seeing that call heeded. Sharing a 300-kilometre border with Russia, Estonia would be on the front lines in case of an invasion. Tallinn has committed to bump up the country’s defence spending to 5 percent of GDP by next year – well above the current NATO commitment of 2 percent. For more, FRANCE 24’s Charles Pellegrin speaks to Estonian Foreign Affairs Minister Margus Tsahkna. 

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