Europe fears that a dark script over 3 years ago repeats itself. Russian state media then spread a communicative about alleged preparations Ukraine to attack, which later served as an excuse to invade this country.
Currently Russian state media and Cremol sources are already promoting the communicative that "Estonia is preparing an attack on Russia". It's the same strategy utilized before. invasion of Ukraine: First make an enemy image, then call it an aggressor and start the alleged liberation operation.
This time on Russian state tv it was mentioned that Estonia plans to increase in 4 years Defence expenditure up to 5.4% of GDP and besides that the country is building Fortifications at the border with Russia.
Particular attention is paid to propaganda by the erstwhile Prime Minister of Estonia and the current EU Head of Diplomacy, Kai Kallas. On the Rossia 1 channel, it was stated that Kallas is constantly calling for Ukraine's weapons and does not trust Russia's leader Vladimir Putin.
Preparation for the Worst
Concomitant with Finland There are warnings that Russia can do invasion of Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. The Estonians emphasize that they do not want to live in fear, but any prepare for the worst.
"Like most Estonians, I was shocked on 24 February 2022. mostly due to the fact that I realized that The life we have known so far can no longer proceed in the same way” said DW 44-year-old Ave Ungro of Estonia.
She decided to form her fresh life and prepare her family, her island and her country for a possible attack from the Russians.
Since then, she has devoted many hours to training and has completed 5 different programs:
- safety,
- first aid,
- military skills,
- half-food,
- The past of the Estonian Volunteer defence League.
Attack on NATO
Although Ungro knows that her island Hiuma in the Baltic Sea strategic importance, due to the fact that it lies between the Russian town of Saint Petersburg and the exclave Rabbit And possibly she could be attacked, a female claiming she's not afraid.
Marek Kohv of the global Defence and safety Centre stated that the island of Hiuma could become Second Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014 He told DW that Hiuma and Estonia in 2025 could not be compared to Ukraine in 2014. He pointed out that Estonia may be a tiny country, but invests a lot in security.
Estonia invests 3.4% of its GDP in defence. By 2029 this amount is expected to emergence to 5.4%, which will be a evidence among NATO associate States.
Kohv added that Estonia's NATO membership is crucial. Thanks. Article 5. and the rule of collective defence any attack on this country would be treated as an attack on NATO as a whole, and another armies would besides be active in the attack.
Jaap Arriens / AFPExercises of the forces of Estonia, Kadrina, 19 May 2025.
Russian bastion
The expert besides pointed out Western technology advantage military over Russian. He stated that the thought of Russia attacking Estonia with atomic weapons is unlikely, given the proximity of Saint Petersburg, which would besides be exposed to radiation if struck.
Russia keeps in the royal circuit large supplies of military equipmentof which Iskander rockets capable of carrying atomic warheads, stressed the political scientist Sergei Suchankin of the American nonprofit Saratoga Foundation.
Calling the King "the dagger aimed at Europe", he explained that the exclave lies between EU countries — Lithuania and Poland — and that it was erstwhile “a bastion of the russian army, 1 of the most militarized places in the world”.
Today, the King regains his status.
