Tallinn plans to allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to help Ukraine. They believe that the only strategy against Russian aggression is maximum support for Ukraine.
NATO countries should consider raising the defense spending limit, which currently stands at 2% of GDP and has not been met by all allies. Estonian President Alar Karis announced this on Sunday, July 7, ERR reports.
He believes that Russia will become more hostile in the next decade. Therefore, the allies should discuss increasing defense spending to 2.5-3% of GDP, as the current 2% may not be enough. It is also necessary to pay attention to strengthening the air defense of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Caris added that the main themes of the NATO summit in Washington are full, long-term and effective support for Ukraine, as well as increasing readiness to counter the Russian threat.
“The alliance must send a clear signal that NATO will support Ukraine as long as necessary. Ukraine’s membership is non-negotiable, the process is irreversible,” the president emphasized.
He said the “imposed peace” was only temporary, and that Russia should be held accountable for its crimes. The president also said that Estonia plans to allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP to help Ukraine.
“If the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine is not respected, it will lead to new and bigger wars in the future. Russia and other aggressors will only be encouraged to carry out new attacks. So the only strategy that works is to support Ukraine as much as possible NATO has successfully overcome past reluctance to military aid to Ukraine,” said Karis.
He also stressed that there should be no restriction on additional aid.
It was previously reported that Estonia transferred Mistral air defense systems to Ukraine, they have already been delivered to the country.
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