The West must take the initiative: Estonian Foreign Minister believes that Europe will have to deploy troops in Ukraine
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The Estonian Foreign Minister said that a new stage of Western support for Ukraine is needed. According to him, Europe may need to deploy troops in Ukraine after the end of hostilities.
Given Ukraine's combat losses, it is important for the allies to bear the burden of supporting a country fighting against Russia's aggressive invasion, the Estonian Foreign Minister said, adding that Europe's security architecture may change significantly in the near future.
He writes UNN with reference to FT and Postimees.
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Speaking about the thousandth anniversary of the beginning of Russia's full-scale aggressive war against Ukraine, the Estonian Foreign Minister said that “the West should open a new chapter” and be “more active in achieving Ukraine's victory.
Margus Tskakhkna told the Financial Times that the best guarantee of security for Ukraine is NATO membership, which was requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At the same time, if the United States opposes Kyiv's invitation to join the military alliance, “Europe will have to intervene by deploying troops after the fighting ends to deter further Russian aggression.
With Ukraine now seen as NATO's first line of defense, Europe's security architecture may change in the coming months
The Estonian Foreign Ministry representative also noted that Trump is unlikely to abandon NATO because it is not in the US political or economic interests to leave Europe at the “mercy of imperialist Russia.” But Europeans will have to show that they are willing to invest more in their own defense.
Recall
The head of the EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, called Russia's nuclear threats“absolutely irresponsible” in response to the update of the Russian nuclear doctrine, which coincided with the 1000th day of Russia's war against Ukraine.
The President of Lithuania spoke by phone with US President-elect Donald Trump to discuss support for Ukraine and defense partnership. The leaders also discussed threats from cooperation between Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
