Other events in Baltic States

 Aircraft with the last approximately 350 British and French soldiers joining the NATO battle group in Estonia are about to land at the Amari air base on Wednesday afternoon, reports LETA/BNS.

Also on Wednesday, the last batch of the equipment of the British contingent will arrive at the port of Paldiski in northwestern Estonia.

The more than 200 units of British hardware to arrive at Paldiski will include Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and Bulldog armored personnel carriers, military spokespeople in Tallinn said.

In the afternoon planes with more than 220 British personnel and more than 130 French personnel aboard will land at Amari.

The personnel and the equipment will be transferred to the compound of the 1st Infantry Brigade at Tapa. The transfer of hardware from Paldiski toTapa will continue until Saturday, with the convoys to proceed along the route Paldiski - Keila – Tallinn Ring Road - Peterburi Road - Tapa-Loobu Road - Tapa.

The 1,200-strong NATO battle group being deployed to Estonia will have British and French tanks and IFVs, as well as British self-propelled guns among its equipment. French troops will serve in the group for the next eight months, after which they will be replaced by Danish military.

The French contingent of 300 soldiers will be armed with Leclerc tanks, VBCI infantry fighting vehicles and VAB armored vehicles.

The British contingent to eventually consist of 800 personnel will be armed with Challenger 2 tanks, Warrior infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) and AS90 self-propelled artillery.

Leaders of NATO countries decided at the Warsaw summit last July to deploy NATO troops to Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania and Poland because of the changed security environment. The contingent to be stationed in Estonia will be led by the UK, with additional troops contributed by France and Denmark.