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- 14.02.2017
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Viro nähtävästi lähettää 113M€ edestä tavaraa nyt Ukrainaan, sisältäen "howitzers, ammunition, artillery support equipment as well as grenade launchers ". Tällä viikolla tuli tuo päätös ja on siis uusin apupaketti Virolta.
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"Estonians know from their painful history what happens when evil triumphs and a large country swallows up smaller ones," Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said, commenting on the decision. "If Ukraine falls, freedom is in danger elsewhere in the world as well. By helping Ukraine defend its independence, we are defending all countries' right to freedom and democracy, including Estonia's.
Thus it is imperative that Estonia continues to provide military assistance to Ukraine, Kallas emphasized.
"With today's decision, we are sending arms to Ukraine that they need the most," she specified. "Ukraine has asked for this help from Estonia directly; the need for this particular weaponry was also emphasized by President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy at our recent meeting of the leaders of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Riga.""

Estonian military support to Ukraine to increase to more than 1 percent GDP
The Estonian government supported the proposal of Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) to provide Ukraine with the largest military aid package to date, Stenbock House announced Thursday. With it, Estonia's military assistance to Ukraine is increasing to €370 million, or just over 1 percent...

"Estonians know from their painful history what happens when evil triumphs and a large country swallows up smaller ones," Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) said, commenting on the decision. "If Ukraine falls, freedom is in danger elsewhere in the world as well. By helping Ukraine defend its independence, we are defending all countries' right to freedom and democracy, including Estonia's.
Thus it is imperative that Estonia continues to provide military assistance to Ukraine, Kallas emphasized.
"With today's decision, we are sending arms to Ukraine that they need the most," she specified. "Ukraine has asked for this help from Estonia directly; the need for this particular weaponry was also emphasized by President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy at our recent meeting of the leaders of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Riga.""