Pevkur: Jõu kasutamiseks oli valmidus olemas

Pevkur: Jõu kasutamiseks oli valmidus olemas

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Pevkur: There was readiness to use force

NATO riikide vastu. See on osa Venemaa strateegiast. Neid provokatsioone kasutatakse, et näidata lääneriikidele, et nende peaks hoolitsema enda eest, mitte aitama Ukrainat. Seda ütles kaitseminister Hanno Pevkur.
Pevkur rääkis, et Venemaa tahab, et NATO riigid aitaksid vähem Ukrainat. Venemaa soovib, et me keskenduksime oma riikidele. See on üks Venemaa strateegiaid.
Pevkur ütles, et NATO peab jätkama oma tööd. See tähendab NATO neljanda artikli kasutamist ja liitlastega konsulteerimist.
Pevkur rääkis, et reedel näitas NATO, kui efektiivselt see töötab. Kui on vaja kasutada jõudu, siis selleks on valmidus olemas. Samuti teame, et koos liitlastega suudame .
Kaitseminister lisas, et nüüd vaadatakse üle Eesti vajadusi NATO Euroopa vägede ülemjuhatajaga. Samuti räägitakse liitlastega, mida saab NATO idatiival veel teha.
Pevkur ütles, et liitlastega konsultatsioonid on juba käinud. Eesti tegevused, nagu ja , jätkuvad.
Riigikaitsekomisjoni liige Leo Kunnas ütles, et peaks kaaluma, kas Eestis võiks olla NATO i asemel.
Pevkur ütles, et selleks tuleb arvestada erinevate reeglitega. Ta rääkis, et on oluline teada, kes annab korralduse jõu kasutamiseks.
Reede hommikul sisenes kolm it . Lennukid olid Eesti õhuruumis ligi 12 minutit.
Russia often conducts provocations against NATO countries. This is part of Russia's strategy. These provocations are used to show Western countries that they should take care of themselves rather than help Ukraine. This was stated by Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur.
Pevkur said that Russia wants NATO countries to help Ukraine less. Russia wants us to focus on our own countries. This is one of Russia's strategies.
Pevkur said that NATO must continue its work. This means using NATO's Article 4 and consulting with allies.
Pevkur said that on Friday, NATO demonstrated how effectively it works. If there is a need to use force, there is readiness for that. We also know that together with our allies, we can protect Estonia's airspace.
The Defense Minister added that Estonia's needs are now being reviewed with NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Allies are also discussing what more can be done on NATO's eastern flank.
Pevkur said that consultations with allies have already taken place. Estonia's activities, such as drone defense and strengthening air surveillance, will continue.
Leo Kunnas, a member of the National Defense Committee, said that it should be considered whether Estonia could have an air defense mission instead of NATO's air policing mission.
Pevkur said that this requires taking into account different rules. He said it is important to know who gives the order to use force.
On Friday morning, three Russian fighter jets entered Estonian airspace without permission. The planes were in Estonian airspace for nearly 12 minutes.