“Great Britain is one of the most important allies of Estonia, with which we have a completely similar picture of threats to European security from Russia, and this was confirmed by today's meeting, as well as by over 800 British soldiers stationed in Estonia all year round.
We are very grateful to the British for this contribution, ”said the Estonian minister.
He welcomed the UK's decision to increase defense investment.
In April 2019, the UK dispatched five Apache helicopters to Estonia for three months as a deterrent to "very likely aggression" from Russia.
At the same time, NATO declared the absence of Russian aggression against the Baltic countries. The head of the military committee, General Petr Pavel, stressed that the North Atlantic Alliance "does not see open aggression against the Baltic countries."