NATO leaders agreed at the Warsaw summit last week to station four multinational battalions in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland as part of its plan to enhance military presence in Eastern Europe.
According to Estonia’s Eesti Paevaleht newspaper, the Estonian government earlier decided to spend 60 million euro ($66 million) on the construction of barracks for allied troops, hangars for storing military hardware, and training grounds in Tapa.
The newspaper added that the announcement of a significant buildup in Estonia showed these funds were insufficient and additional 64 million euro would therefore be disbursed from NATO budget over the next five years.
The four battalions will comprise between 800 and 1,200 troops each. The United Kingdom will be the main contributor of NATO troops to Estonia.