Estonia: security will not be bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#2H0VM)
President Kaljulaid says Estonia sorry to see UK leave EU after British troops arrived under Nato to deter Russian aggression
Britain will not be able to divide Europe by using security as a bargaining chip in its Brexit negotiations, Estonia's president has said.
Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia's first female leader, also welcomed the arrival of about 120 British troops last week in the Baltic nation, the first batch of soldiers deployed under a Nato plan to deter Russian aggression. Britain and Estonia have security ties dating back to 1918 and the latest deployment underscores the UK's intention not to retreat from European defence.
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