Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas urged NATO on June 20 to establish a permanent presence in his country responding to Russia's Ukraine policy that his government sees as a threat. He said the allies were to "open your eyes and stay awake".Asked if he would like to see a permanent mission in Estonia, Roivas told Reuters, "Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania are the border states, and it is only logical that air policing and air defense for example are present on the borders."
According to him, "NATO has to be a visible presence at all of its areas including the Baltic states, including Poland, because those are the frontline states now, and just like Germany remembers what this means, I think now the frontline has simply moved eastwards."
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