VIDEO and PHOTOS: Barack Obama meeting with Estonian and American soldiers in Tallinn

Barack Obama and Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas met with Estonian servicemen and American paratroopers during the US President's visit to Estonia on Wednesday.

Before embarking on a flight to NATO Summit in Wales, the US President had a meeting with members of an Infantry Company from the Estonian Scouts Battalion.

The Scouts Battalion has previously participated in international operations with the US and NATO, serving in the restless Helmand province in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Rõivas thanked Barack Obama for the US security reassurance.

"I thank you for standing with us in Estonia. Your presence both reassures us and fuels our determination for freedom and the right to choose our destiny. And I thank our troops for their fortitude and sacrifice to ensure that this happens," Rõivas said.

Obama also met American soldiers from the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. The US dispatched 150 servicemen to Estonia this spring, in response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.