Hussar: Stronger support for Ukraine will help curb Russia’s aggression
During a meeting with President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, who was on a state visit to Estonia, Speaker of the Riigikogu Lauri Hussar emphasized the need to continue providing strong support to Ukraine and to raise the cost of aggression for Russia.
At the meeting, Hussar acknowledged the good relations between Estonia and the Czech Republic and their effective cooperation in various fields, including transportation. “The development of North-South connections in Europe is increasingly important. We need to pay more attention to how we could be stronger together and cooperate more closely and jointly build a Europe that would be more competitive in the world,” he said.
Speaking about the security situation in Europe in light of the upcoming NATO summit, Hussar said that NATO was changing and therefore it was important that European allies continued to increase defence spending and invest in strengthening defence capabilities. He expressed his satisfaction that Estonia enjoyed good cooperation with the Czech Republic in providing aid to Ukraine as well. “Everything we do in supporting Ukraine helps curb Russian aggression,” he said.
Hussar and Pavel considered it important to increase support for Ukraine while at the same time stepping up pressure on Russia. According to Hussar, it is also necessary to ensure that Russia’s crimes do not go unpunished. Therefore, according to him, it is important to continue with the establishment of a special tribunal for Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine.
From the Riigikogu, the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson and the Chairman of the Estonian-Czech Parliamentary Friendship Group Aivar Sõerd also participated in the meeting.
The Czech President is on a state visit to Estonia, which began today and will continue until tomorrow, at the invitation of President of the Republic Alar Karis.
Photos (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)
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