All eyes are on Estonia at the Nato conference in Ankara as the Baltic nation looks to spend more than €10bn euros on defense over the next three years.

All eyes are on Estonia at the Nato conference in Ankara as the Baltic nation looks to spend more than &euro;10bn euros on defense over the next three years.

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Top defence spenders Estonia takes its seat at the Nato conference in Ankara

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