The Baltic states announce a common “line of defense” on their borders with Russia and Belarus

The three Baltic countries want to barricade themselves. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have signed an agreement to counter possible military threats on their borders with Russia and Belarus, the Estonian Defense Ministry announced on Friday, January 19, in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The text provides for “build defensive anti-mobility installations in the coming years in order to deter and, if necessary, defend”according to Tallinn.

“Russia’s war in Ukraine has shown that in addition to equipment, ammunition and men, physical defensive installations on the border are also necessary”, explained the Estonian minister, Hanno Pevkur. Future installations, the characteristics of which have not been detailed, will form a “Baltic defense line to defend NATO’s eastern flank and deprive our adversaries of their freedom of movement”said Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds.