Estonia asked the United States to increase the number of American troops in the country up to battalion
The Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi R?ivas appealed to the U.S. Senate with a petition to allow increased U.S. military presence in the country with a company of infantry and tank platoon to battalion.

The Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi R?ivas appealed to the U.S. Senate with a petition to allow increased U.S. military presence in the country with a company of infantry and tank platoon To battalion.
"Visible military presence of the USA and European allies are very important to ensure security in the region ", - quotes the Prime-Minister " news Agency ".
Estonian Prime Minister also expressed gratitude to the delegation members of the division on the armed forces of the U.S. Senate for a decision to allocate in the military budget of the USA in 2016 funds for strengthening the security of the countries of Eastern Europe, as well as among them on the development of the airbase in Estonia Amari. Remember, at the end of March from Estonia began a March U.S. military branches in Germany. In the process of the March with the name "Dragoon check out" length of 1 700 thousand kilometers connected to military units, based in the Baltic States and Poland. Along the way you stop with a demonstration of military equipment for the inhabitants of the countries through which the troops have passed. Prior to that, in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures that the Alliance explains the need to ensure the security of the allies. So, were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries, the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over Poland and Romania, introduced additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas. In September it was also noted that North America has adopted a decision to strengthen the buildup of NATO troops in the Baltic States, having planned the transfer of heavy weapons, as well as among them tanks, in Estonia.