Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said that due to the conflict in Ukraine, European countries should double their defense expenditures. He reported that Reuters During a trip to Kyiv.
“We want European countries to double their defense spending during and after the war in Ukraine,” Reinsalu said.
According to him, Estonia plans to increase national defense spending to 3% of GDP.
The head of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that currently the EU allocates about 0.2% of its GDP for military aid to Ukraine, adding that the amount of these funds should be increased.
According to him, if it is possible to increase this figure to 1% of GDP, this will affect the course of the conflict in Ukraine.
Previously, Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, David Arakhamia declarationKyiv has almost completed its control of military aid from the West.