NATO and the attacks in the Internet

Kristiina Ojuland, former Estonian foreign minister and current vice-chairman of the Estonian parliament, describes the Russian disruptive action on Estonian websites as the first war of the 21st century fought with the weapons of modern technology. "Not only we in Estonia are facing the question of how to react and which concrete measures can be taken - this question also concerns our partners in the EU and NATO and thus also the US. We have received clear support from our friends, but these testimonies have not stopped the attacks against Estonia. Up to now NATO has only dealt with attacks of this kind in theory, and mainly had terrorist organisations in mind. Now, however, we are facing a situation in which a small democratic country is being attacked and the attacker is EU and NATO partner Russia."

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