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皇冠体育app Prime Minister welcomed Prime Minister Kaja Kallas of Estonia to Downing Street this afternoon to discuss how NATO partners could further strengthen the Alliance ahead of this month鈥檚 summit.

Meeting for the fourth time this year, the Prime Minister reinforced the United Kingdom鈥檚 commitment to Estonia鈥檚 security and stability, which he said was demonstrated by the UK sending an additional battlegroup to the Baltic nation.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister said that Estonia could depend on the UK to support it, both through NATO and the Joint Expeditionary Force, as well as through the UK and Estonia鈥檚 strong bilateral relationship.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed that the bilateral relationship had been further strengthened through the successful joint bid to host the Defence Innovator Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) European headquarters, which would draw on the expertise and capabilities of both countries to develop new defence technologies critical for the future.

Discussing the importance of the NATO leaders summit later this month, both leaders denounced Putin鈥檚 abhorrent invasion of Ukraine, and the Prime Minister said the Russian President was the author of his own embarrassment.

皇冠体育app Prime Ministers said there could be no backsliding in Allies鈥� support for Ukraine. 皇冠体育appy were also clear that NATO needed to agree a strengthened position in the face of continued Russian aggression.

皇冠体育app leaders agreed to stay in close contact in the coming weeks.