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(horn blowing)

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- Britain was at the birth of this nation.

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Estonian people have a special feeling towards

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the British people for historical reasons.

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And that is that in 1918, when we had war of

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Independence against Russian Borshavigs and

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we got some help for that from Scandinavia

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and among other places from Britain.

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- This is simply a proportional response to the

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changing security climate.

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We're not here to pour hundreds of thousands

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of troops onto the borders.

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It is a credible deterrent and it is

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supporting our NATO allies.

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(cheering)

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- It's a particularly fortunate thing that Estonia gets

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British forces because of this historical connection

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and I think it's something that posses valuable to us

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in 1918 during this war of independence,

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when our nation was born, as well as it is now.

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- When they say they need to get their independence,

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the British were involved and 99 years on,

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here we are today, just building that bridge

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and keeping the friendship going.