In the joint statement, Kaja Kallas, Krišjānis Kariņš, and Ingrida Šimonytė express their unwavering support for Ukraine until its victory and pledge to sustain their efforts to hold to account all those responsible for the crime of aggression and other international crimes.
“We will work with Ukraine within this multilateral framework to establish security commitments and arrangements that would help Ukraine win this war as soon as possible, support its economic stability and reconstruction, resilience, reform agenda, and advance its European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations,” the joint statement reads.
The Baltic prime ministers stress that only NATO membership will provide Ukraine with security guarantees, ensure sufficient deterrence needed to avert future aggression by Russia, and strengthen Euro-Atlantic security and stability. “At the NATO Vilnius Summit, the Allies agreed that Ukraine’s future is in NATO. We will continue our steadfast support for Ukraine on its path to join the Alliance as soon as possible. Ukraine has proven its readiness to further our shared principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law, as well as to contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area,” the prime ministers underline.
The prime ministers also confirm that they will work closely with Ukraine on its way to EU membership and express their hope that accession negotiations can be started as early as this year.
The G7 countries issued a Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine shortly after the NATO summit in Vilnius last month. 18 countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and North Macedonia) have now joined the G7 Joint Declaration. The exact content of the commitments to be made will be defined in the post-accession talks with Ukraine, based on the capabilities of Estonia and the needs of Ukraine. The G7, established in 1976, is a grouping of the seven largest industrialised democracies of the world: the United States, Italy, Japan, Canada, France, and Germany.
You can read more about the government's decision on Estonia joining the G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine here (in Estonian): https://www.valitsus.ee/uudised/valitsus-toetas-eesti-uhinemist-g7-uhisavaldusega-ukraina-toetuseks
Joint Statement by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on support for Ukraine:
G7 Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine: https://www.state.gov/joint-declaration-of-support-for-ukraine
