Estonia is one of the countries in Eastern Europe where US tanks,
artillery and other military equipment will soon start arriving, Defense
Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday in the Estonian capital, Tallinn.
But there is one community in Estonia that may have mixed feelings about
these new US deployments.
Nato
has a Russian city. It's called Narva and its main feature is a 12th
Century castle overlooking the Narva River. Climb to the top and you can
peer down on its ancient nemesis - the fortress of Ivangorod that
sprawls along the opposite bank. This spot has long been a place of
conflict between east and west. Today, Ivangorod and its fortress are in
Russia. Narva and its castle are in Estonia, which means they're in the
EU and Nato.
But Narva's people are almost entirely - and often resolutely - Russian.
But Narva's people are almost entirely - and often resolutely - Russian.
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