The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Urmas Reinsalu, has called on the Western allies to jointly formulate a new way of thinking in connection with helping Ukraine and exerting sanctions pressure on Russia, so that Ukraine could win as quickly as possible.
According to the
press release by Reinsalu, the starting point of the new thinking should be that Ukraine not only needs help to survive the war, but also more military assistance, while tougher sanctions must be imposed on Russia – so that Ukraine wins the war quicker. This requires a greater contribution from nations, especially in the supply of weapons systems. At the same time, Reinsalu stressed Ukraine’s urgent need for long-range missiles to counterattack and deter the enemy.
"Talking about a slowdown in military activity during winter is strange in the context of the fact that the current phase of the war began in winter... Almost nine months of Russian aggression in Ukraine have led to enormous human suffering, and our support and assistance to Ukraine is more important than ever," Reinsalu noted.
He recalled that earlier, Estonia announced its new urgent package of humanitarian aid to help Ukrainians with the onset of cold weather. "Early December, we will organize a Zhytomyr reconstruction conference in Tallinn to discuss the restoration of what was damaged amid the war and to decide on the next steps," Reinsalu said.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized that he would advocate for the creation of a special tribunal to investigate Russian war crimes.
