announced Russia Lifting the ban on flights to and from 52 countries as of April 9, according to urgent news broadcast by Al-Arabiya TV a short time ago.
Earlier, Estonia decided to increase its military spending by 476 million euros (equivalent to about 523 million US dollars), most of which goes to the purchase of short and medium-range air defense systems. to enhance its air defense capabilities.
The correspondent of “Defense News” magazine in Poland said that Estonia aims to purchase the required weapons and systems no later than 2025, and the Estonian Ministry of Defense said in a tweet broadcast on its official website on “Twitter” that the additional funding will raise defense spending to more than 2.5 percent. of gross domestic product, and it is known that the target level by NATO, which requires its members to allocate at least 2% of their gross domestic product to defense spending.
Estonian Defense Minister Kali Lanett said in exclusive statements to Defense News last October that his country plans to purchase short and medium-range air defense systems similar to the advanced Norwegian air defense missile system that its neighbor, Lithuania, ordered from Kongsberg Defense and Aviation.