Estonia has announced “long-term” military aid for Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s invasion.
Valued at approximately 80 million euros ($87.5 million), the package includes Javelin anti-tank missiles, surface and land platforms, as well as diving equipment.
The donation will also cover machine guns, light weapons, and ammunition to replenish Kyiv’s supplies.
Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur emphasized that the latest military aid will bring “maximum benefit” to Ukraine without affecting Tallinn’s own military stockpile.
“Just like the Estonian Javelins played a decisive role last year in defence of Kyiv and inspired other countries to lend a helping hand to Ukraine, our aim with this extensive aid package is to show that Ukraine’s fight for freedom can only succeed if Allies continue helping Ukrainians,” he said.
“In order to break the flawed calculation of the criminal Russian regime, we must send a strategic message: we will continue significant and sustained support to Ukraine until Ukraine has won the war.”
“What’s at stake isn’t only the security of Ukraine, but also Estonian, transatlantic, and global security as a whole,”
Donation Plan
Alongside the announcement, the Estonian government released a discussion paper evaluating transatlantic security related to the Eastern European conflict.
The documentation involved estimates of how much annual support is needed to guarantee Ukraine’s victory over Russia.
“Allies have what it takes – Russia spends more than twice on warfighting in Ukraine than the Ramstein coalition, whose combined economies are 30 times those of Russia, does on military aid to Ukraine,” Pevkur said.
“Our calculations show that if the free world would be willing to aid Ukraine at a rate of 0,25% of their [gross domestic product] per year, it would be enough to break the backbone of Russia, who only understands brute force.”
“This is a small price to pay compared to what the costs will be if the Russian aggression ends up paying off for them.”
Call for Support
To support this plan, Estonia said it will allocate the same percentage of its gross domestic product for the next four years to assist Ukraine’s military capabilities.
“Ukraine is also fighting for us and each war machine destroyed with our help is a step towards reducing the Russian threat towards Europe,” Pevkur explained.
“Therefore, we must be ready to support Ukraine in the long term and also demonstrate to our Allies that where there is a will, there is a way to help Ukraine.”
