Hussar: Our task is to support Ukraine and encourage our partners to do the same

At the meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko, who is on a visit to Tallinn today, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Lauri Hussar said that Estonia would continue to support Ukraine in every way possible and called on its allies and partners to do the same.

Hussar emphasised that Estonia would continue to provide comprehensive support to Ukraine, and that the Riigikogu would do everything in its power to ensure this. He recalled that in February, the Riigikogu had become the first parliament to approve the Council of Europe agreement establishing the Management Committee of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, and a month later, the convention establishing the International Claims Commission for Ukraine had been ratified. “Our goal is not only to show our support for you, Ukraine, but also to encourage our allies and partners to do the same,” Hussar said at the meeting.

According to Hussar, Estonia supports the reconstruction of Ukraine, and its path towards membership in both the European Union and NATO. “We look forward to the opening of the thematic clusters of EU negotiations with Ukraine as soon as possible, and we also support Ukraine’s future membership in NATO. Positive changes have already taken place among our allies, and we will continue our efforts to explain that this is the best solution for lasting peace in Europe,” he said.

Hussar also noted that to weaken Russia, it was necessary to increase the cost of aggression through new sanctions. “Under increased pressure, Russia will sooner or later find itself in a situation where it is forced to accept a solution that would help bring about a just and lasting peace,” he said.

Developments on the battlefield, cooperation with the United States, defence cooperation between Estonia and Ukraine, and the situation in the Middle East were also discussed at the meeting. Chairman of the Estonia-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group Eerik-Niiles Kross participated in the meeting of Hussar and Svyrydenko at the Riigikogu.

During her one-day visit to Tallinn, Svyrydenko also met with President of the Republic Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

Photos (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

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