Hussar in the USA: Ukraine needs the support of the West until its victory

Hussar noted that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was an attack against the entire democratic world and therefore it was crucial that strong support for Ukraine would continue until Ukraine had won the war. “The Baltic States will continue to give Ukraine comprehensive assistance, and in the meetings here we were assured that the need for continued support for Ukraine is also well understood by members of the US Congress,” he said.

Hussar also underlined the importance of holding Russia to account – the perpetrators of crimes committed in Ukraine, including the crime of aggression, must be brought before the special tribunal, and Russia must also compensate the damage caused to Ukraine. He pointed out that, like the Congress, the Riigikogu was also debating a Bill that would provide for the possibility to use Russia’s assets frozen under international sanctions to compensate Ukraine for the war damage caused to it.

At the meetings, the Speakers of Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian parliaments also discussed the US-Baltic defence cooperation, the increasing of defence spending and the activities of countries to strengthen security in the region. Hussar highlighted that since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, all Baltic States have increased their defence spending, and this year Estonia’s defence budget for the first time exceeded three per cent of GDP. The Baltic Speakers thanked the US as one of their closest allies for the good cooperation and great contribution to the security of the Baltic region.

In Washington, the Speakers of the parliaments of the Baltic States had meetings with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Benjamin Cardin, and other members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Before arriving in the USA, the Baltic Speakers were on a joint visit to Canada.

Hussar was on the joint visit together with Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia Daiga Mieriņa and Speaker of the Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen. The visit ended today.

Riigikogu Press Service
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Source: Parliament of Estonia