"The F-35s have already been in Estonia and will soon return again in rotation," Estonia's defense minister Hanno Pevkur said.

The Kremlin said on Friday that Estonia's stated readiness to host NATO allies' U.S.-made F-35A stealth jets, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, posed a direct threat to Moscow. Estonian Defence Min

Estonia is ready to host allied fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons, according to Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur. Pevkur's statement came against the backdrop of Britain's decision to purchase 21 F-35A multi-role fighters from the United States,

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a reduction in defense spending, a decision met with skepticism from the West amid rising military expenditures due to the Ukraine conflict. He contrasted this with NATO's plans to increase defense budgets to 5% of GDP over the next decade,

President Putin said on Friday that Russia was looking to cut its military expenditure from next year, contrasting that with NATO's plan to ramp up defence spending over the next decade. NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to raise their collective spending goal to 5% of gross domestic product in the next 10 years,