1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,270 well we are the NATO's north eastern 2 00:00:03,270 --> 00:00:05,620 flank and defend the europe is an all 3 00:00:05,620 --> 00:00:08,420 over europe exercise , more or less 360 4 00:00:08,420 --> 00:00:10,420 degrees . We slide them for this on 5 00:00:10,420 --> 00:00:12,630 east northeast , southeast this year . 6 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:16,540 And obviously Estonia well once also to 7 00:00:16,540 --> 00:00:19,060 be part of it . We are very proud that 8 00:00:19,070 --> 00:00:21,790 despite still being in the coronavirus 9 00:00:21,790 --> 00:00:25,420 pandemics at last this year , Within 10 00:00:25,420 --> 00:00:27,540 our bubbles were able to show that we 11 00:00:27,540 --> 00:00:29,610 still can cooperate , which means we 12 00:00:29,610 --> 00:00:32,120 can still fight because last year we 13 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,120 are very sad that we're not able to 14 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,450 demonstrate this kind of operability , 15 00:00:36,450 --> 00:00:38,506 but now we are and it's getting more 16 00:00:38,506 --> 00:00:40,617 and more important . Also thinking in 17 00:00:40,617 --> 00:00:43,760 the context of up to 21 so to show what 18 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,070 we can do is extremely important . And 19 00:00:46,070 --> 00:00:47,903 I believe also it's good for the 20 00:00:47,903 --> 00:00:51,600 confidence of our own army . Well , 21 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,610 real soldiers in real exercise on real 22 00:00:54,610 --> 00:00:56,750 field , in real interoperability 23 00:00:56,750 --> 00:00:58,860 situation , in the real need to find 24 00:00:58,860 --> 00:01:01,090 each other . And in this case also , of 25 00:01:01,090 --> 00:01:03,090 course , estonian voluntary defence 26 00:01:03,090 --> 00:01:05,740 league is playing the adversary and I 27 00:01:05,740 --> 00:01:07,800 can tell you already now they are 28 00:01:07,810 --> 00:01:09,810 really good because they are really 29 00:01:09,810 --> 00:01:12,032 exercise quite a lot Every spring storm 30 00:01:12,032 --> 00:01:14,088 there is a fierce exercise and being 31 00:01:14,088 --> 00:01:16,220 the enemy , this kind of some Hodgins 32 00:01:16,220 --> 00:01:18,109 people on . So I think it will be 33 00:01:18,109 --> 00:01:21,060 really , really useful also for us to 34 00:01:21,060 --> 00:01:22,949 see the military thinking of this 35 00:01:22,949 --> 00:01:26,830 corner of the world because otherwise 36 00:01:26,830 --> 00:01:29,250 article five is just a slogan . I mean 37 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,306 the NATO and realized not made up of 38 00:01:31,306 --> 00:01:33,870 silk . It's made up of capabilities , 39 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,300 men and exercising and that's why 40 00:01:37,310 --> 00:01:39,670 otherwise you really cannot defend . I 41 00:01:39,670 --> 00:01:41,940 remember when I first started here in 42 00:01:41,940 --> 00:01:44,830 Estonia , I mean was great surprise for 43 00:01:44,830 --> 00:01:47,160 many people how really difficult 44 00:01:47,170 --> 00:01:50,520 terrain here it is and how hard it was . 45 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,742 I mean the springtime when everything's 46 00:01:52,742 --> 00:01:55,680 just wet in the winter you have ice , 47 00:01:55,710 --> 00:01:57,710 it's difficult . And even if you in 48 00:01:57,710 --> 00:01:59,877 theory , no , but it's not practiced , 49 00:01:59,940 --> 00:02:01,996 You wouldn't be able to really carry 50 00:02:01,996 --> 00:02:04,107 out Article five operation if one day 51 00:02:04,107 --> 00:02:06,820 it is needed without losses to uh to 52 00:02:06,820 --> 00:02:10,280 our equipment than there was men well 53 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,760 exercised , better protected even in 54 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:13,560 the combat . 55 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,150 What's important ? I think 56 00:02:21,150 --> 00:02:23,860 one thing what we see here here today , 57 00:02:24,540 --> 00:02:27,060 but the troops can exercise , 58 00:02:27,940 --> 00:02:31,130 but in my opinion , even more important 59 00:02:31,130 --> 00:02:34,480 is that we are exercising on 60 00:02:34,490 --> 00:02:37,260 headquarter level because 61 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,350 many parts of this exercise have been 62 00:02:42,340 --> 00:02:45,720 plan together and that's quite similar 63 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:49,260 how we would plan the real defense in 64 00:02:49,260 --> 00:02:52,130 my country . And that has trained my 65 00:02:52,130 --> 00:02:54,600 officers in my head water a lot . And 66 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,790 that's why I think it's very important 67 00:02:57,790 --> 00:03:01,260 for us . I think we get 68 00:03:01,740 --> 00:03:05,300 know each other . We get familiar with 69 00:03:05,300 --> 00:03:07,960 our procedures with military culture 70 00:03:08,940 --> 00:03:12,860 and that definitely creates a , 71 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,250 create a trust understanding . 72 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:20,250 Um that's like my colors . 73 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,380 That's of course because we may 74 00:03:26,390 --> 00:03:29,450 operate together in future in the stone . 75 00:03:29,450 --> 00:03:31,940 Now , somewhere else , like we have 76 00:03:31,940 --> 00:03:34,900 done it in Iraq and Afghanistan and 77 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,820 right now , what we do , we are 78 00:03:36,830 --> 00:03:39,500 exercising to operate here in Estonia 79 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:41,290 together , which is , let's say 80 00:03:41,290 --> 00:03:44,960 possible as well . And our task is to 81 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,980 defend our countries so it is important 82 00:03:47,980 --> 00:03:50,450 to to be able to cooperate .