Estonia stands firm on Ukraine support with no plan B if Kyiv falls

Estonia "has no Plan B for a Russian victory" in case of Ukraine's defeat. - Then we would stop focusing on plan A - said Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in an interview with the BBC.

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Estonia has been supporting Kyiv by providing weapons and ammunition. Tallinn spends 1 per cent of its GDP for this purpose. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas addressed this issue in an interview with the British broadcaster BBC.

- If every Nato country did this, Ukraine would win - said the head of the Estonian government. Kallas also admitted that Estonia does not have a plan B in case of Ukraine's defeat.

- We have no Plan B for a Russian victory because then we would stop focussing on Plan A- she conveyed. - We should not give in to pessimism. Victory in Ukraine is not just about territory. If Ukraine joins NATO, even without some territory, then that’s a victory because it will be placed under the Nato umbrella - she emphasised.

Kallas also addressed recent reports about Russian sabotage operations in Europe. - Russia wants to sow fear in our societies - she stated.

Estonia decided to allocate the seized Russian assets to support Ukraine. Estonian President Alar Karis signed a law on Thursday permitting the use of these assets, frozen under international sanctions, for war damages and the reconstruction of Ukraine.

The president accepted the law despite earlier constitutional concerns raised in the country regarding state intervention in property rights and arguments favouring the vetoing of the act.

- Although the chosen method of compensation is innovative, it aims to protect the prohibition of aggression as a fundamental rule of international law. - declared Alar Karis.

"Regardless of what one thinks of the solution chosen in Estonia, there is no doubt that we need to find effective ways to guarantee the right of victims of aggression to obtain compensation from the perpetrators of the damage," continued president.