Estonian prime minister: "if Russia loses this war, we won't have to worry about World War III."
Kyiv • UNN
Estonian prime minister Kaya Kallas said that helping Ukraine defeat Russia could prevent World War III, calling for increased EU military assistance and defense spending.
The West must help Ukraine defeat Russia to avoid a broader conflict, Estonian prime minister Kaya Kallas said. She called on EU countries to increase military assistance to Kiev and investment in the European defense industry. About it UNN reports with reference to EUobserver.
(If-Ed.) Russia loses this war, then we will not have to worry about the Third World War
She stressed that she wants peace, but wants to have "sustainable peace, and peace on Russia's terms is not sustainable.
Reflecting on the history of Europe, she said that the difference between the beginning of World War II and what is happening now was that Ukraine survived.
"That's why the war didn't go any further," she said.
"But if Ukraine falls, it will cover the whole of Europe," Callas added.
The prime minister called for EU countries to increase defense spending in order to increase the military potential of both Ukraine and Europe. She said that if the Ramstein states allocate only 0.25 percent of their GDP to military assistance to Ukraine, this will significantly outweigh Russia and "make a great contribution to the victory of Ukraine."
"Russia is afraid of war with NATO," she said, adding that Russia will not move further if it sees that Europe is strong.
When asked if she was concerned about the nuclear threat from Russia, the Estonian prime minister said: "This is done to intimidate us.
"They (the Russians-Ed.) are very good at sowing fear in our societies "and" developing threats to different countries, " she added.
