Obama in Estonia ahead of Nato summit

Reports of visit by US President Barack Obama to Tallinn on the 3 September 2014 for talks with the presidents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Russia and the Ukraine crisis.

The three states, formerly part of the Soviet Union, which joined Nato in 2004, were said to be worried about Russia's intervention in Ukraine.

The New York Times said that the visit by the US President was aimed at reinforcing the fact that the United States and Europe within NATO were serious about defending them from a newly aggressive Russia.

President Obama was on his way to the NATO Summit, Wales, 4-5 September 2014 to discuss challenges facing the organisation with other NATO leaders.

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The New York Times, 02.09.14: Obama to Visit Estonia to Reassure Baltic Allies Over Russia http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/world/europe/obama-to-visit-estonia-to-reassure-baltic-allies-over-russia.html

Deutsche Welle, 01.09.14: Estonia's expectations: What can Obama deliver? http://dw.de/p/1D4fg

Deutsche Welle, 03.09.14: Obama arrives in Estonia to reassure Baltic leaders http://dw.de/p/1D5dX

Eesti Päevaleht, 02.09.14: Estonia must push for Nato troops (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE149665-Estonia-must-push-for-Nato-troops

ESO: Background information: Pre-Summit Press Conference by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Residence Palace, Brussels , 1 September 2014 http://www.europeansources.info/record/pre-summit-press-conference-by-nato-secretary-general-anders-fogh-rasmussen-at-residence-palace-brussels-1-september-2014/

Estonian Atlantic Treaty Association (EATA): Estonia in NATO http://www.eata.ee/en/estonia-in-nato

Deutsche Welle, 03.09.14: Obama pledges to boost US military presence in Baltics http://dw.de/p/1D5oP

Euronews, 03.09.14: Obama arrives in Estonia in a show of solidarity with Baltic states http://www.euronews.com/2014/09/03/obama-arrives-in-estonia-in-a-show-of-solidarity-with-baltic-states/

The Guardian, 03.09.14: Barack Obama seeks to reassure Baltics over Russia http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/03/obama-seeks-reassure-baltics-russia-nato

Deutsche Welle, 02.09.14: Estonian foreign minister: 'Permanent presence of NATO allies' http://dw.de/p/1D5QJ

The Conversation, 03.09.14: Russia’s borders: minorities and military manoeuvres rattle nerves in the Baltics http://theconversation.com/russias-borders-minorities-and-military-manoeuvres-rattle-nerves-in-the-baltics-29602

Euro|Topics: Who's saying what?: Tougher Nato stance against Moscow? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/debatten/links-2014-09-nato/

BBC News, 03.09.14: Nervous Estonians look to the West as Russia fears grow http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29054128

BBC News, 05.09.14: Estonia angry at Russia 'abduction' on border http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29078400

The Guardian [Opinion], 04.09.14: Nato can be a force for good – as Baltic experience shows http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/04/putin-baltic-russians-not-victimised-nato

Õhtuleht, 07.09.14: Russia threatens Nato member Estonia (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE149990-Russia-threatens-Nato-member-Estonia

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