At their meeting, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and her Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmyhal will discuss all-round support for Ukraine, including matters related to the reconstruction of Ukraine. Other topics include the use of frozen Russian assets, holding Russia accountable, and sanctions. Ukraine’s path to the EU and NATO will also be discussed.
Ahead of the meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal, Prime Minister Kallas said that we must continue to support Ukraine militarily, economically, as well as politically. “We believe that Ukraine can win the war and that evil can be defeated,” Kallas said. In addition to military aid, we need to start thinking about reconstruction in Ukraine now.
The prime minister also stressed that these are decisive times, and we need to consciously maintain our focus in supporting Ukraine. “We must not be distracted by issues of domestic politics, especially in the context of the upcoming elections in Europe and beyond. If Russia’s aggression in Ukraine pays off, we will all find ourselves in a much more dangerous world,” she said.
At 4.30 p.m., a joint press conference of the prime ministers of Estonia and Ukraine will be held at Stenbock House. The press conference will be broadcast live in English and Estonian. Additional information: Jevgenia Värä, +372 5254377, press@riik.ee.
EST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XMiaVT9-Oc
ENG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVVLS5y6v70
For security reasons, accreditation for the press conference as well as for other events planned during the visit took place on the basis of invitations distributed in advance. No further accreditation is possible. We apologise for any inconvenience.
In the evening, the prime ministers will visit the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Maarjamäe.
Denys Shmyhal will start his visit with a meeting with the President of the Riigikogu, Lauri Hussar, followed by a meeting with President Alar Karis in Kadriorg.
In addition, the prime minister of Ukraine will give a speech to the staff and students of Tallinn University of Technology. A video recording of the speech will be published on the website of the university. Additional information: Krõõt Nõges, +372 5303 6163, kroot.noges@taltech.ee
Photos from the visit will be published on the Flickr account of Stenbock House; the gallery will be updated throughout the day: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stenbockimaja/
on the Flickr account of the Office of the President: https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidendikantselei/
in the photo archives of the parliament: https://fotoarhiiv.riigikogu.ee/
and on the website of Tallinn University of Technology.
