Estonia calls for deployment of US troops, Patriot missiles

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid called for US Patriot missiles and troops to be deployed to her small Baltic state Wednesday, telling AFP it was necessary to make deterrence "believable" for Russia.

In an interview coinciding with her visit to the White House, the conservative leader said the deployment of American materiel and personnel would bolster existing NATO troop deployments -- launched in response to Russia's more bellicose posture.