Defence ministers and authorized representatives of Great Britain, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovakia confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression and their intention to continue providing it with means and weapons for self-defense. During the meeting on January 19, 2023, they signed the “Tallinn Pledge”.
Source: The British government
“We the Defence Ministers of Estonia, the United Kingdom, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania; and the representatives of Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Slovakia met today, 19 January, to reaffirm our continued determination and resolve to supporting Ukraine in their heroic resistance against the illegal and unprovoked Russian aggression. We condemn Russia’s attacks designed to terrorize Ukraine’s people, including intentional attacks against the civilian population and civilian infrastructure which may constitute war crimes. We reject Russia’s ongoing violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and its illegal claims to have annexed Ukrainian territory,” it is said in a joint statement published on the government portal of Great Britain.
Defence Ministers of 9 EU countries expressed their readiness to continue supplying Ukraine with weapons and military equipment not only to resist Russian aggression but also to liberate the entire territory of the country from Russian troops.
“The new level of required combat power is only achieved by combinations of main battle tank squadrons, beneath air and missile defence, operating alongside divisional artillery groups, and further deep precision fires enabling targeting of Russian logistics and command nodes in occupied territory,” added the British government.
In this context, the parties accepted a joint commitment to collectively supply Ukraine with military aid, including main battle tanks, heavy artillery, anti-aircraft defence equipment, ammunition and armoured vehicles, which will be used in the interests of the defence of Ukraine.
“This substantial assistance to Ukraine comes from our own national stocks, and resources illustrating the mutual understanding of the severity of the situation and our commitment to urgently increase and accelerate support for Ukraine. Having made this “Tallinn Pledge”, we shall head to the Ukraine Defence Group meeting in Ramstein tomorrow 20 January and urge other Allies and partners to follow suit and contribute their own planned packages of support as soon as possible to ensure a Ukrainian battlefield victory in 2023,” concluded the British government.
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