Nato does not exist to threaten Russia but to defend the military alliance's members from it, said PM Kaja Kallas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The prime minister was speaking at an hour-long session alongside Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius at the Shangri-La Hotel on the last day of the forum.
“We had to work very hard to get there . And if we weren’t in Nato, we would be living through some really dark times right now. But we are, and that is why we are free and independent.” To protect sea lines of communication, Germany will deploy a frigate and a supply ship to the region in 2024, following a deployment of a frigate in 2021, he said in his speech.
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