NATO wants to change defense plans. Now, Poland helps protect Estonia and Latvia. Soon, Germany and the Netherlands will help instead.
General Neeme Väli says this is needed. The USA has new policies. European countries must do more.
Väli says Poland knows Estonia and Latvia well. Germany and the Netherlands do not know them as well. But NATO makes decisions together.
Former defense chief Martin Herem says this is good. Now, one group protects Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The new plan may change this.
Herem says new partners may have problems at first. They do not know the area well. He also says decisions take too long. Germany, the Netherlands, and NATO must decide faster.
The exact plans are not ready yet. The Estonian army is preparing. They want land near Pärnu for new buildings. Money for this is in the plans.