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Estonia pledges to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP

February 18, 2025

To counter potential Russian aggression, Estonia is looking to its European allies for a joint defense pledge. How can the Baltic nation afford such a high defense budget, and how do its people feel about the increase? DW reports from Tallinn, Estonia’s capital.

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