Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said the following in an interview with the portal: PostimeesThe creation of a “defense line” by the Baltic states, where Estonia plans to build 600 bunkers on the border with Russia, is not associated with a real threat of war.
“We have no real threat. “If we are talking about shelters, this does not mean there will be war,” Pevkur said in Russian.
According to the minister’s statement, the work is planned to start in the coming months. Estonia plans to build the first shelters in May-June.
“Then it will all depend on how quickly we can get approval from the owners [земли]”said Pevkur.
The minister explained that “if necessary” anti-tank barriers could be installed “on the defense line”, but the authorities of the Baltic republics are not yet considering other measures to strengthen the border.
Before that, Latvian Minister of Defense Andris Spruds statedThe construction of the Baltic defense line on the territory of the country could last for the next ten years. According to him, preliminary calculations on the cost of building a defensive line have already been made, but they will still be clarified.
On January 19, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania To agree On the creation of a “defense line” on the border of the Russian Federation. On January 19, a meeting of the heads of military departments of the three countries took place in Riga. As a result of the negotiations, the parties signed an agreement on the creation of a security zone consisting of various fortifications on their borders.
Previously in Estonia statedEuropean countries have five years to prepare for the threat from the Russian Federation.