Summit Ukraine - the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic States. I want to thank Estonia for hosting. The NB8 format is very practical. There are three key priorities. First. Make diplomacy more active. Today we discussed how to do this. Second. Provide Ukraine with air defense and strengthen our cooperation to make Europe stronger. Third. Important meetings of the European Union will take place soon, and I thank each partner for supporting Ukraine. Time to open all clusters. Everything is ready and there is no reason to delay. I am also grateful to our partners for their willingness t…

Europe is strongest when Europeans act together, not in isolation. This is exactly what we achieve in all our formats. On Sunday, a meeting was held in the format Ukraine - E3. Today - Ukraine - NB8. In addition, we maintain constant contact with the United States. Together, we are preparing for the upcoming EU and NATO summits, as well as meetings within the framework of the G7 summit. All of these can provide real results.

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Thanks to Estonia and personally to Kristen Michal for supporting Ukraine. This is really valuable for us. During the meeting, he awarded the Prime Minister with the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise II degree. And today there is an important step between our countries: they signed a Joint Declaration on strengthening cooperation in the field of security and defense. Exchange of experience, cooperation in the defense industry and air defense is an important document that consolidates all these areas. We are also continuing work on the Drone Deal format. We appreciate all contributions from Est…

The ideal solution in peace negotiations is to urgently end the war. At least the first step to take is an unconditional complete ceasefire. This is important. Ceasefire is also a complex process. Yes, it is about political will and decision, but at the same time, today there are kill zones of 20, 30, 40 kilometers. If there are no guarantors and monitoring of the ceasefire, Russia can take advantage of this and advance 20 kilometers in some parts of Ukraine. This is a big risk. That is why we say: no conditions for a ceasefire. In order for there to be a ceasefire, it is better to have a meet…

Ukraine will continue to respond to any strikes by the Russian Federation and apply its fair long-range sanctions. Russia wants to escalate relations within the European Union: when our response to Russian strikes comes and a drone appears in the sky of Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia, we understand that the Russians can change the course of our drones. These were isolated cases thanks to electronic warfare systems. We already have the experience of relevant work with the countries of the Middle East. We sent our expert teams - they taught us what to do under certain threats. And these are fast e…

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Had a meeting with the President of Estonia Alar Karis. Today, a special format of cooperation is Ukraine and the states of Northern Europe and the Baltic States. Thanks to Estonia for organizing our work here today. We discussed with the President the main thing that is important now - a clear move in diplomacy, strengthening of the Air Defense Forces, and also support for our movement towards membership in the European Union. We are very much looking forward to strong political decisions of the EU, which can and should be adopted already in the summer. Ukraine has done everything necessary t…

The first meeting with the new Prime Minister of Latvia Andris Kulbergs and an important result for our countries - the Drone Deal was signed. These are concrete things to strengthen joint protection, co-production. And it is important that it is also the expertise and experience of Ukraine to strengthen our partners. We are building this systematic cooperation with those who consistently supported us during all the years of the Russian war. Ukraine is interested in ensuring that every region of Europe has sufficient protection against Russian threats. I also informed the Prime Minister about …

He met with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Har Stere. Informed about contacts at the level of leaders in the format of E3 - Ukraine and with the American side. Now, all our partners note that Ukraine's position at the front is much stronger, and therefore, the approaches in diplomacy, which we are currently working to intensify, should be based on this. Unfortunately, Russia is trying to compensate for its huge losses on the battlefield with attacks on our cities and communities, civilian infrastructure. Therefore, anti-aircraft missiles are …

We are grateful to all the people of Estonia, President Alar Karis and First Lady Sirie Karis for their constant and unwavering support of Ukraine and our people. Today, important meetings with all the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic States are planned in Tallinn. The main goal is more power to protect our people, as well as preparation for the negotiations and decisions we all expect from the EU, G7 and NATO summits. The first lady is scheduled to participate in the expansion of the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies, the opening of a Ukrainian-language audio guide in Estonia, …

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During the meeting with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the results of my recent visit to Sweden and the implementation of the Gripen fighter jet agreements were discussed. It was an important meeting that significantly strengthened our cooperation. Thank you, Sweden! Coordinated contacts with Ulf for the near future. Particular attention was paid to strengthening the defense of Ukraine's skies, namely, to finding ways to obtain air defense systems and missiles for them. Informed about the meeting with leaders in the format of E3 - Ukraine and contacts with representatives of the President of …

Today in Tallinn. Before the start of the Ukraine-Northern European and Baltic countries summit, he met with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo. They discussed the work in Europe on the development of anti-ballistic defense, as well as the preparation of an agreement in the format of the Drone Deal. The teams are working, and the main thing is that the defense in Europe becomes more. Particular attention is paid to our needs in strengthening air defense, security challenges in the region and diplomatic work to achieve a dignified peace. I informed the Prime Minister about our contacts…

E3 countries will help us with anti-ballistics. By the way, I hope that we will be able to develop a European anti-ballistic system together with Great Britain. We are working on it. We need it, and the UK needs it. Second: sanctions. Yesterday at the E3 meeting, everyone agreed that we need to tighten sanctions against Russia. Third: we need to transfer the Ukrainian army to the contract system. Being a soldier is dangerous, and we have to provide them with decent salaries, because they give their lives. For this we need additional funding. Now that's not even close to what Russia pays its me…

There are different people around Putin. Half of them want to continue this war, and the other half want to stop it. Businessmen understand that the Russian economy is in a terrible state. If Western countries - Europe, Canada and the USA - do not lift sanctions, increase pressure on the Russian shadow fleet and other sectors, and Ukraine remains strong on the battlefield, we will be closer to peace. I told this businessman who came to deliver a message about a potential framework for diplomatic talks that we were ready to talk from the start. We did not want this war and we want to stop it. Y…

Russian political influence on other countries is decreasing. Azerbaijan - they are independent. Armenia - yesterday's elections were a great success for the independence of Armenia. I also think that the Russians lost Moldova. Of course, they do not want to lose Ukraine, because independent and free Ukraine is the largest and most politically dangerous country for Russia. When Ukraine joins the EU, Putin will have internal problems with various nations, especially in the Caucasus. Different peoples throughout Russia will ask questions. From an interview for The Guardian (1/3).