“It is important for Estonia that NATO, in analyzing and evaluating a larger security environment, clearly see the features of our region. High-quality intelligence and deterrence measures create the conditions for preventing threats from Russia and, if necessary, repelling them, ”Prikka quotes TASS.
In addition, during the meeting they discussed the issue of strengthening NATO's positions in the field of defense and deterrence, the growing influence of China, as well as transatlantic security in the context of regional conflicts in the southern and southeastern neighborhood of the North Atlantic Alliance.
In March, Pentagon chief Mark Esper and Estonian defense minister Juri Luik discussed security issues in Washington amid Russia's “threat” to the Baltic states.