Nato needs permanent force in eastern Europe to deter Russia, says Estonia

Europe and North Atlantic alliance could never return to the world it knew before the Ukraine invasion, says Jonatan Vseviov

Estonia is calling for Nato to abandon its current tripwire" posture in eastern Europe and build up a permanent force in the region capable of stopping a Russian offensive.

Ahead of Thursday's Nato summit, Jonatan Vseviov, the permanent secretary of the Estonian foreign ministry, said the Europe and the North Atlantic alliance could never return to the world it knew before the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine.