The EU provided Estonia, Lithuania and Poland with an additional €125 million to support Ukrainians
The EU emergency aid fund REACT-EU has allocated more than 125 million euros to Estonia, Lithuania and Poland to support people fleeing the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine. Source: An official website of the European Commission “Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland will receive an additional €125 million funds through REACT-EU...
The commander of the Estonian Defense Forces met with the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
An official visit to Ukraine was held by a delegation of the Defense Forces of the Republic of Estonia headed by Commander Martin Herem. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Meeting his Estonian counterpart, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhnyi noted: “I appreciate the involvement and...
Ukraine and Moldova have finally returned to Western values, – the Prime Minister of Estonia
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas positively assessed the acquisition by Ukraine and Moldova of the status of candidate countries for joining the European Union. Source: The Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas According to Kallas, the European Union, Ukraine and Moldova have made their choice in favor of democracy, freedom and a decent...
Russia conducts military exercises with simulated missile attacks against Estonia
Russia conducts military exercises with simulated missile attacks against Estonia. Source: Ministry of Defense of Estonia Estonia’s Defense Ministry warns of escalating tensions between Russia and a NATO member. Provocative behaviour intensified on Estonia’s border with Russia on the eve of the NATO summit. The summit is scheduled for...
Ukrainian President supported Ukraine’s accession to the Three Seas initiative
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine should become a member of the Three Seas Initiative. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “Ukraine must be a participant in the Three Seas Initiative. It is wrong that our state remained outside the Initiative. We need to find a format in which we can implement the...
Russia’s strikes at Kyiv were a signal to the United States, – Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine
Russia has struck at Kyiv to signal to the United States. There is no risk of a re-attack by Russian troops on the Ukrainian capital now. Source: Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Kaimo Kuusk “On the one hand, Russia undoubtedly wants to block the flow of military aid from the West, and on the other hand, it can be seen as a signal to the...
Stop calling Putin, it makes no sense, – Prime Minister of Estonia
Estonian Prime Minister has called on Western leaders to stop calling Putin. Source: Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas “I feel that if everybody is constantly calling him, he doesn’t get the message that he’s isolated. So if we want to get the message through that actually ‘you are isolated’, don’t call him – there’s no point.”...
Russia has military plans against Estonia, we help Ukraine to make the threat against us less, – Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine
Estonia helps Ukraine because it understands that Russia has military plans against it. Source: Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Kaimo Kuusk “Russia has military plans against us. They have planned exercises that they want to hold. So, we don’t have to wait. We provide Ukraine with weapons, and the Estonian Javelin, which strikes at a...
Ukraine Square will be established in the capital of Estonia
Tallinn City Hall on Wednesday decided to establish a square in Ukraine in the Estonian capital. Source: Deputy Mayor of Tallin Joozep Vimm The city commission on toponyms suggested that the council considered three possible locations for the future square. “The worthiest of them seemed to be the option to create a square in Ukraine in...
The Presidents of Poland and the Baltic States visited the Ukrainian city of Borodyanka in the Kyiv region
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Estonian Presidents Alar Karis, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, and Latvian President Egils Levits visited Borodyanka in the Kyiv region, which has been hit hard by the Russian invasion. Source: Office of the President of Poland The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal visited Borodyanka with the...