Summary:
- Nato members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are seeking EU funding for a “Baltic Defense Line” along their borders with Russia and Belarus.
- The purpose of the defense line is to strengthen border security and align with Nato’s forward defense concept.
- Poland also announced a similar project called the “Eastern Shield” to fortify its borders with Kaliningrad and Belarus.
- The defense ministers of the four countries met to discuss funding for the project.