Ukraine and Estonia signed a defense memorandum: what does the document provide for
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The Defense Ministers of Ukraine and Estonia sign a memorandum on military assistance for 2024-2027. Estonia will allocate 0.25% of GDP for material assistance, an IT coalition, and training for the Ukrainian military.
Ukraine and Estonia signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the defense ministries. The document expands the possibilities of using Estonian military assistance to Ukraine in 2024-2027. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, UNN reports.
"Together with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, I signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the defense ministries of our countries," Umerov said.
According to him, this document is an important step in the implementation of the Agreement on Security Cooperation and Long-Term Support, which was signed in June by the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The memorandum expands the possibilities of using Estonian military assistance to Ukraine in 2024-2027. The support in the amount of 0.25% of Estonia's GDP will be directed to:
- material assistance for the Ukrainian military
- financing of the IT coalition under the chairmanship of Estonia
- training of Ukrainian military personnel.
"This is not only assistance to Ukraine, but also an exchange of experience. Ukraine will share combat knowledge that will strengthen the defense capabilities of Estonia and our partners," Umerov summarized.
