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Can Nato defend Estonia against Russia?

Estonia is a parliamentary democracy, a member of the European Union and a post-Soviet success story right on the Nato frontline.
As the war following Russia’s invasion continues in Ukraine, Estonians ask - How defensible is their country? Can it rely on Nato? And how loyal is the Russian speaking minority within its own borders? Jonny Dymond is joined by a panel of Estonian politicians and opinion formers who field urgent questions from across the country.

The panel includes:
President Kersti Kaljulaid: Former President of Estonia
Marko Mihkelson MP: Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Yana Toom MEP
Kristi Raik: Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute

Producers: Charlie Taylor and Helen Towner
Sound Engineers: John Boland, Chris Weightman and Henry Dutton

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Questions is a series of international events created in partnership with the British Council.

(Photo: People wave flags in Tallin to celebrate 100 years since Estonia first declared independence in 1918. Credit: Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images)

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50 minutes

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Sun 13 Mar 2022 12:06GMT

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