Ratas: Ukraine needs more active support to win the war

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At today’s meeting with First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniyenko and the delegation accompanying him, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas said that Ukraine’s victory in the war with Russia was of key importance and Estonia wished to actively contribute to it.

Ratas underlined that Ukraine was fighting not only for its freedom and independence, but for the whole Europe and the free world. “You have given us all the hope that good will win over evil, light will win over darkness and Ukraine will win this war. The people and the state of Estonia clearly and unanimously support Ukraine on all issues. We would like to do even more in order to give you military, economic and diplomatic aid,” Ratas emphasised at the meeting with the Ukrainian delegation.

Ratas said that one of the aims of the meetings of the Ukrainian delegation in Tallinn was to map both Estonia’s possibilities and Ukraine’s needs in the reconstruction of the country. “I am very happy that Estonia has started cooperation with Zhytomyr Region. I hope that the meetings will lead to specific agreements on how we can contribute to building up the region in the best way,” he added.

Ratas also reconfirmed Estonia’s support to Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. “In the nearest future, I will call on the Speakers of the national parliaments of the European Union countries to encourage the Member States to decide quickly, clearly and unambiguously to grant Ukraine the status of a candidate state of the EU,” he said.

Together with Korniyenko, the 22-member Ukrainian delegation includes five members of the Verkhovna Rada. Other members of the delegation are representatives of the local governments and businesses of Zhytomyr Region.

Photos of the meeting (Erik Peinar, Chancellery of the Riigikogu)

Source: Parliament of Estonia



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