The Estonian government on January 19, 2023, decided to provide military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 113 million euros, which is the largest aid package provided by the country.
Source: The Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas, the Government of Estonia
“The Estonian Government supported the proposal of the Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur to provide Ukraine with the largest military aid package to date, which includes remote fire and anti-tank weapons as well as ammunition worth a total of 113 million euros. Estonia’s military assistance to Ukraine will increase to 370 million euros, or slightly more than 1% of Estonia’s gross domestic product,” explained the Government of Estonia.
The Government noted that military aid to Kyiv did not reduce Estonia’s defense capabilities, and the guns provided to Ukraine would soon be replaced by Korean K9 self-propelled howitzers.
“Estonians know from their painful history what happens when evil triumphs and a large country swallows up smaller ones. If Ukraine fell, freedom would also be in danger in other parts of the world. By helping Ukraine to defend its independence, we are defending the right to freedom and democracy of all countries, including Estonia,” said Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
Kaja Kallas also added that the Ukrainians very quickly learned to put into operation the provided weapons systems.
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