Estonia calls for EU to spend more for defence in border states


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  • Monday, 19 Feb 2018

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid speaks during the NATO Baltic air-policing mission handover to Italian Air Force ceremony in Amari, Estonia January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

MUNICH (Reuters) - Estonia, worried about a continued Russian military buildup, called on Sunday called for the European Union to spend more on the defence of its external borders.

Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid said her country was already spending 2.2 percent of economic output on the military and could not afford to spend more, although there were additional military needs.

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