Foreign Affairs Committee discussed continuing support to Ukraine with Ukrainian colleagues

Today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) held a video conference with the members of the Committee on Foreign Policy of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, where they discussed the situation in Ukraine and the possibilities for continuing support to Ukraine.

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson underlined that Ukraine needed uninterrupted military, economic and political support to win the war started by Russia. “The support and assistance of the Western countries should be continuous and tireless. We have to be ready to support Ukraine for a long time,” he said.

According to Mihkelson, Ukraine first of all needs weapons from Western allies, but also economic support, including the imposition of new sanctions on Russia. “At the same time, as an important political signal, Ukraine should be granted the status of a candidate country for the European Union membership as soon as possible. We must use every opportunity to restore Ukraine’s grain exports and do all we can to support investigation of Russia’s war crimes,” he said.

It was decided to continue the video conferences of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of Estonia and Ukraine throughout summer.

Source: Parliament of Estonia