tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24528000.post-43663469626694642352008-03-27T22:51:00.000Z2008-03-27T22:51:00.000ZThere has been a lot of talking, however while negotiating with Russia, America has also been secretely discussing PRO establishement in Turkey, that is not much consideration for the Russian opinion. The US will deploy this anti-missile system, no matter the amount of talking with Russia. The possible obsticle could be a sudden withdrawal by Poland or C. Republic.<BR/><BR/><BR/>You seem to put a lot of attention significance on the baltic region, particularly Estonia and to be honest the opinion and fears of Estonia are hardly significant on the bigger European Scale. Expansion of Nato was not just about the baltic region as you know, it was most of former soviet eastern european states and not every European Nation shares the Estonian fear of Russia, they are more pragmatic about it. You hardly hear any concerns to the same extent as in Estonia. I completely understand what you mean by Estonian concerns and views of Russia, I am a citizen of the country myself and there is constant talking about Russia in every aspect of Estonian life, both negative and positive, mostly very negative. <BR/><BR/>However unlike the victims of Nazi/Soviet occupation, Western Europe tends to appreciate the effort of USSR, Chirac, and Shroeder have several times stated, that Russian role in WWII is absolutely fundemental and Europe and history must not forget the effort and the burden of the country. On the other hand, there you have Premier Ansip publicly claiming that the people burried under the "Bronze Soldier", were drunkards and maradoeurs, how very decent of the man. No matter what history is, you can't possibly talk about the dead like that...Western Europe lets Russia get on with its remembarance. Even in Great Britain, a country that has hardly sufferend from WWII(in comparison to Eastern Front) remembarance day is a significant event on a national scale...in any country for that matter, the bigger the tragedy, the bigger the remembarance and appreciation.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't really see why Estonia is that bothered about Russia, if you are realistic about it, Russia will not invade Estonia again in the next decades... Estonia is obviously part of NATO and EU, which is a big enough gurantee of security as it is...don't see why the Estonian Defence Ministry has to purchase military hardaware, and make absurd claims that in case of war with Russia, Estonia will take on the Pskov Division...madness if you ask, because Ansip and CO have been doing even more Nationalist and Populist actions than Russia, and you know what I am talking about.Antonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14022964681232503802noreply@blogger.com