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Estonia has emerged as a staunch advocate for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, pushing its NATO allies to step up military aid and make long-term commitments to Kyiv’s defense.Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has been at the forefront of this effort, urging Kyiv's partners not merely to help Ukraine fight on, but also to achieve victory.Sharing a border with Russia, the Baltic country of 1.3 million fears that if Ukraine falls, Tallinn might become the next target of Moscow's expansionist ambitions.A year and a half after the first interview, the Kyiv Independent sat down with Minister Pevkur again at the Warsaw Security Forum on Oct.

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1 to discuss the current state of support for Ukraine and Tallinn's preparation for a potential clash with Russia.Occupied by Moscow for half a century, Estonia understands the need to invest more in their own defense and to support Kyiv, the minister says.While Estonia is the leading supporter of Ukraine in terms of GDP per capita, Pevkur believes this to be the "absolute minimum" of what the allies need to do.After all, helping Ukraine win the war is the way to avoid an open clash between NATO and Russia, he explains.Why the Baltic States fear Russia’s Kaliningrad exclaveLithuania announced this week it had blocked and fortified a bridge over the Nieman River linking it to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the latest in a series of escalations in the Baltic Sea region.

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