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Tanks for the help - Estonia borrows hardware from Latvia
Published: 28 January, 2010, 20:17
Edited: 06 April, 2010, 05:18
TAGS: Military, EU, Thrills&Spills, Crisis
In the course of European arms cuts and sales, the armed forces of Estonia have had to call on their neighbors in Latvia to borrow a tank…because they did not have any.
Far from planning to build a one-tank army, Estonians will only use the Latvian tank once, in a military exercise.
The borrowed Russian-made T-55 vehicle is not a combat tank. The Latvians bought it from the Czech Republic for psychological training of its army to fight armored vehicles.
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What shocks me most and I do not mean the jokes, which are actually very good.Is that countries just spoiling for a fight with Russia do not really have an army that will even last a day against the Russians.They seem to hide behind the strength of their western allies.Its like a puppy biting at the heels of a bear with the hope that his big brother will step in when the bear really gets angry.Really pathetic
That reminds of joke about the Estonian Jew visiting Russia. He arrived at the Airport to find long queues, to beat the queues, everyone was filling in their immigration cards, as they stood in the queue. He did the same. but the immigration officer noted that whilst everyone else had their passport open and were awkwardly holding it and trying to fill out the form. The Estonian jew never seemed to look at his passport, he just seemed to look down and fill out all details. So the time came when the Estonian Jew came to the immigration cabinet. The immigration officer was puzzled, so he said to the Estonian Jew, sorry I am curious, how can you fill in all details, without even looking at your passport, do you have such a good memory. The Estonian Jew smiled back and said, its not that hard, I always remember my family name, flight number ... but I also had a bit of luck, when I received my Estonian passport, its number matched the one the Estonians had tatooedd on my arm.
This website proves that it is set up to propagate national tensions and a belittling view on Russia's neighbours. The Baltic States have a right to independence. Their history is long and brings a lot to the Western European society. Russia is armed up to teeth and making fun of small Baltic nations as if they have no right to exist or defend themselves. To make a point, it is Russia who wronged those countries by killing thousands of Baltic citizens in KGB prisons and Siberian concentration camps. All the Baltic nations are trying to do is reintegrate back to the Western Europe and live their life peacefully. This one tank story is proof, only Russia is arming itself and is shouting about unrealistic danger from the Baltics. Look at the Kaliningrad region, it is the mostly militarised area in Europe and that is a threat, not the one poor Latvian tank. Who wants such a neighbour like Russia? Georgia is a perfect example of a "friendly" Russian attitude. If Russia was a neighbour to Spain, how long would it take to set Russian tanks along its borders? Peace:) P.S. Russia and Libya have signed a 1.3 billion euro arms agreement, according to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.