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Today, President of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) Jüri Ratas met with Speaker of the Sejm of Poland Elżbieta Witek in Warsaw, Poland. They discussed the ways of supporting Ukraine during the harsh winter months, including helping the country to restore its energy infrastructure.
Ratas said at the meeting that Estonia was ready to provide military, political and financial support to Ukraine for as long as Ukraine needed it. “The coming months will be complicated for Ukraine. As Russia continues to destroy infrastructure in Ukraine, including attacking energy infrastructure, Ukraine needs our support even more to survive the winter and win the war,” he said, and emphasised the importance of the contribution of Western countries to Ukraine’s reconstruction and integration with the European Union.
At the meeting with his Polish counterpart, Ratas also underlined the need to continue with imposing new sanctions on Russia. “Russia is the most serious security threat to Europe, therefore the European Union has to find ways for imposing additional sanctions in order to collectively raise the cost of war and weaken Russia’s ability to continue aggression in Ukraine. We wish to continue cooperation with Poland in putting up common proposals for sanctions,” he added.
The excellent relations between the two countries were reaffirmed at the meeting. It was considered necessary to further intensify the cooperation between the Parliaments of the Baltic States and Poland. Ratas said that Poland was an important ally for Estonia and that we really appreciated Poland’s contribution to the Baltic Air Policing Mission and to the general security of the region.
Ratas and Witek also discussed issues relating to energy security.
Photos of the meeting (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)
Source: Parliament of Estonia