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The message needs to be sent to Russian leader Vladimir Putin that he is a terrorist, Reform MP and former Estonian Defense Forces commander Ants Laaneots told news portal Delfi.
The Riigikogu's defense committee has unanimously decided to extend the term of Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander Lieutenant General Martin Herem for an additional two years. While Herem was to stay in the position to December 2023 in any case, the changed security situation has prompted the extension, in the interests of stability.
A day after NATO ambassadors signed the Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, the Riigikogu ratified them with 79 votes at an extraordinary sitting on Wednesday.
Pedestrian access outside Kadriorg, seat of the president, need not be restricted, the The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), which administers the site, says, though for security reasons vehicle access should be tightened up. A recent architectural vision for the head of state's residence would restrict access to both vehicles and people on foot.
A recent switch from parade uniform to disruptive pattern material field dress for Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) personnel forming up the official guard at Kadriorg, seat of the head of state, is no cause for concern, Reform MP Ants Laaneots says.