According to the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaija Kallas, her country will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 0.25% of its gross domestic product. This will continue for the next four years.
Estonia will not leave Ukraine without military aid
Kaja Kallas is convinced that if every international partner helps Kyiv in the same way as the official Tallinn does, Ukraine will be able to finally defeat Russia.
Estonia's contribution to Ukraine's victory will amount to 0.25% of GDP over the next four years. If each country contributes 0.25%, this is what Ukraine needs to win this war, the politician believes.
The Estonian Prime Minister pointed out that her country's position should serve as a model for the countries of Europe, North America and other partners of Kyiv.
According to her, since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Tallinn has provided military assistance to Ukraine worth almost 500 million euros.
This is also necessary to ensure our security, the politician explained.
In addition, Kaja Kallas has officially confirmed that Estonia will also allocate €14 million a year for joint actions to rebuild Ukraine and related solutions.
She also complained that many people are used to war, and in democratic countries, public opinion slows down decision-making.
It is necessary to conduct consistent explanatory work in different countries about why it is important to support Ukraine, Kaja Kallas believes.
EU is calling for increased military aid to Ukraine
It is worth noting that earlier, German leader Olaf Scholz also publicly called on other EU countries to provide more military support to Ukraine in 2024.
In addition, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, made a statement on why further military support for Ukraine is in the European interest and why it is wrong to talk about "Ukraine fatigue" in the West.
Ukrainian troops are holding back the aggressor from the borders of the European Union. Vladimir Putin's possible success will not weaken his ambitions. On the contrary, it will signal to the Kremlin that aggression pays off and that brute force is an effective tool, the diplomat explained.
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