Posted on 01/03/2022 8:59:23 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
The Estonian Ministry of Defense is considering providing Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, Javelin missiles and 122mm howitzers, the national television and radio station ERR has said.
Prior to the final decision, permission must be obtained from the United States, the country of origin of the missiles, and from Finland and Germany, the former owners of the howitzers, the report said.
'In principle, Estonia has made a decision in its Ministry of Defense that our wish is to support Ukraine with armaments and ammunition in the current difficult security situation. […] The things we are currently considering or working on are the Javelin missiles for the anti-tank missile systems, and we are considering or planning to provide 122mm howitzers and ammunition for them,' Peeter Kuimet, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense, told ERR.
At the same time, he said that providing defensive lethal assistance is not that easy. Before delivering Javelin missiles, it is necessary to obtain permission from the United States as a manufacturer. 'In the case of howitzers, we have received them from Finland, which in turn has received them from Germany. We have to ask Germany and Finland for consent to transfer the arms,' Kuimet said.
He specified that Estonia is constantly getting more Javelin missiles, 'which over the years means that at some point some of the kits will start to age quietly, so to speak.' The shelf life of the Javelin rocket is a little over ten years. After that, the missile should be disarmed or money spent on updating it. Kuimet said that if the missiles are not given away now, they would be used for training in the coming years.
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Estonia is weak. Feeble. Time to put the hurt on Estonia.
Estonia “considering” helping Ukraine certainly doesn’t mean it has or will....if they do it’s not Estonia supplying them.
A smart move, given that Russia is a #2 Estonia’s trading partner.
Neighboring Lithuania is set to fall apart this year after picking a fight with China over Taiwan, where China is not only refusing to trade with Lithuania but also with companies trading in Lithuania at this point.
Who are the dummies running these midget countries?
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