According to Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, the success of Ukraine on the battlefield proves that countries such as Estonia and France have been on the right track in supporting Ukraine militarily and must continue to do so. “Ukraine has used the military aid with great skill, showing that they can win this war if we keep supporting them,” emphasised Kallas.
“However, the war is far from over. Russia still has many troops in Ukraine, which they are using to kill the people and destroy the infrastructure of Ukraine. Ukraine is still facing a long and difficult fight to push Russia back behind its borders. Ukraine has shown us all that high morale and excellent leadership are as important as military power. We must provide even more military aid so that Ukraine can restore its territorial integrity,” emphasised Kallas. The prime minister added that France has played an important role in the political and military support of Ukraine and expressed hope that the French will be able to further increase their assistance.
The prime minister of Estonia also stated that, as we have already seen, we can unfortunately expect traces of horrible and massive war crimes in the newly liberated areas. “We need to support Ukraine in collecting evidence and storing it for future court proceedings. Our message is clear: war criminals will be tried – sooner or later,” she added.
According to the prime minister, the most important thing now is to raise the price of aggression, including for those who support the Kremlin regime. “By cutting the privileges of the so-called elites of St. Petersburg and Moscow, we increase the possibility that their support for Russian aggression will crumble. This is also evident in the Kremlin’s painful reaction to decisions not to allow Russian citizens on tourist trips to the European Union,” explained Kallas.
According to the prime minister, Russia is clearly hoping that high electricity prices will make us stop supporting Ukraine militarily. “We can also see that Russia is using all kinds of techniques, including threats of nuclear war, to affect our decision-making ability and our common desire to help Ukraine,” Kallas noted. “We must not let fear paralyse us. Premature and forced peace would be dangerous for all of us. The only way we can get closer to peace now is if we offer quick military aid to Ukraine,” she emphasised.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda also participated in today's phone conversation with President Macron.
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