The authorities in Estonia will deliver anti-tank missiles Javelin to Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by the Ministry of Defense of the Baltic Republic, quoted by TASS.
“Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will provide additional assistance to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity to defend. Estonia will provide anti-tank missiles Javelin, Latvia and Lithuania will provide anti-aircraft missile systems Stinger “, the Ministry of Defense announced on Twitter.
On December 30 last year, the head of the international cooperation department of the Estonian Ministry of Defense Peeter Quimet announced plans to provide Ukraine with weapons. According to him, they can be transferred to Ukraine only with the consent of the seller. In the case of the Estonian Javelin, the consent of the United States will be required, in the case of howitzers – of Germany and Finland.
Estonia to Russia: Claims to NATO are unacceptable
Moscow has demanded that NATO renounce all military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine
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As The Wall Street Journal reported earlier, citing sources, the State Department in response to a request from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia gave permission for the supply of American-made weapons to Ukraine. It’s about Stinger and Javelin.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier that NATO countries were supplying weapons and military equipment to Ukraine. could force Kiev to try to resolve the conflict in southeastern Ukraine by force.
We remind you that the Baltic states are negotiating with its NATO allies to increase military forces on their territory to deter Russia. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaya Kalas earlier this month.
Russia, which is gathering troops on its border with Ukraine, has called for an end to such deployments and no further expansion of the Western defense alliance.
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Russia’s parliament is considering proposing recognition of separatists in Ukraine
The Kremlin has so far reacted coolly to the idea
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, once controlled by Moscow, have been members of both NATO and the European Union since 2004 and have long sought greater NATO involvement.
The crisis in Ukraine has strained relations between Russia and many countries in Europe, as well as with the United States. Moscow has been criticized for aggression, and military assistance has been offered to Ukraine. However, not all of them agree on military aid.
Spain to consider the steps carefullyundertaking with regard to the crisis in Ukraine. With this request, the speaker of the Podemos party Pablo Fernandez addressed the Minister of Defense Margarita Robles.
His statement comes a day after Robles announced that the Mediterranean country has sent warships to the Black Sea to join NATO’s naval forces in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea amid growing tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov “clearly” informed the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkon said that “ignoring Moscow’s legitimate concerns” when it comes to Ukraine “will have the most serious consequences”.
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