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Jun 29 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Here at #NATOSummit, we as Allies agree that Russia is the most significant and direct threat to NATO.

As a result, the Allies decided a fundamental shift in NATO’s force posture resulting in further strengthening of NATO's eastern flank. 1/5
We have agreed on NATO’s modern forward defence that would deny our adversary any opportunity for aggression.

Work must immediately start to translate this collective political will into reality. 2/5
This means:
- units assigned and deployed
- equipment prepositioned
- enablers in place
- command and control structures established
- defence plans upgraded. 3/5
I would like to thank all Allies for strengthening our posture in Estonia and in the NATO’s Eastern Flank as a whole.

My special thanks go to all those who have announced today additional support to the Baltic countries, especially the UK and the US, Germany and Canada. 4/5
Today all 30 Allies decided to invite Finland and Sweden to become members of NATO.

This significant moment illustrates the central role of NATO to keep millions safe and secure.

I hope for a quick accession process. 5/5

#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether

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Jun 12
1/ My essay in @Telegraph today. the free world has made many right decisions in support of #Ukraine. But we need to speed up.
What Ukraine needs most are arms to fight back aggressor and liberate their country.
telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
2 / The Kremlin has made it clear that their aim is to wipe Ukraine off the map. “Denazification" is the label of this policy of destruction.
A “Nazi” is simply any Ukrainian who resists. This rhetoric is used to make Ukrainians a seemingly legitimate target for destruction.
3/ No impunity for war crimes must form a cornerstone of our policies. Perpetrators must know that judgement day will come.
The aggressor must pay. A special fund for victims could be one way, using Russian assets and central bank reserves frozen by sanctions.
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Jun 6
🧵 My speech at @Policy_Exchange in London following the honour of receiving the Grotius Prize:

The free world has made many right decisions in support of Ukraine. But we need to speed it up.

If aggression pays off somewhere, it invites it elsewhere. 1/7
We're witnessing Russia's state-orchestrated calls for genocide. The aim: dehumanise Ukrainians and wipe Ukraine off the world map. A “Nazi” is simply any Ukrainian who resists.

Putin and all those who have committed atrocities must know that their judgment day will come. 2/7
To hold perpetrators accountable, Ukraine must win back its territories and Russia must fail.

We must do all we can to help push back the Russian invasion and end massive war crimes on our doorstep.

Otherwise, worse will follow. This is what Estonian history teaches us. 3/7
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May 25
Discussed security issues today @FolkochForsvar in Stockholm.

I warned about premature calls for a ceasefire and peace. We cannot give anything to the aggressor that it didn’t have before – or the aggression will sooner or later return. 1/4
No sign Russia has changed its calculus. I don't believe in goodwill by an outright aggressor and a cold-blooded war criminal.

We must avoid a bad peace. A badly negotiated peace for Ukraine would mean a bad peace for us all. 2/4
We need to focus on pushing back the aggressor and drying up his war machine.

What Ukraine needs today are weapons to fight back the aggressor and liberate its territories. We need to help Ukraine win. And we need to make a leap forward in our own defence. 3/4
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Apr 27
15 years ago #OTD, Estonia was targeted by the first known cyberattacks against a whole nation.

It was a wake-up call for many on how malicious actors can misuse cyberspace.

Today, Estonia is a #cybersecurity heavyweight. 3rd globally and 1st in Europe.

🧵Some highlights: 1/6
Estonia created the world's first whole-of-government cybersecurity strategy in 2008. We're now in its fourth iteration.

We can be proud of @CERT_EE, @e_riik, @EconMinEstonia, @MoD_Estonia, @MFAestonia and many others for keeping Estonia's cyberspace open, free and secure. 2/6
Estonia hosts @ccdcoe which celebrates its 14th anniversary on 14 May.

Its flagships CyCon, live-fire exercises like Locked Shields, and Tallinn Manuals on international law have increased the know-how of allies and partners & lead the discussions on cyber defence globally. 3/6
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Apr 25
Here’s what I focused on in my Berlin Speech on Freedom @FNFreiheit.

🧵 When I was 11, my dad took us to see the wall by the Branderburg Gate. He said: “Breathe in deeply – that’s the air of freedom that comes from the other side.” 1/8 Image
Born under Soviet occupation, I had never experienced freedom. Now I can stand here and breathe that same air of freedom.

If we do everything to help Ukraine, there will be no 11-year-olds for whom the air of freedom is something they only experience from a distance. 2/8 Image
Why is Russia fighting the war in Ukraine? Russia does not want freedom and democracy to prevail. It is a direct threat to dictatorship. 3/8
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Apr 6
In my piece for @TheEconomist, I argue that although the Soviet Union collapsed, its imperialist ideology never did.

To stop the Kremlin's war machine once and for all, we must act now.

Read the full piece, but here's a short recap how we can do it.
economist.com/by-invitation/…
🧵 #Ukraine is not the victim of a one-time miscalculation by a madman.

Instead, we're seeing a long-planned campaign by the Kremlin to exert control over neighbouring countries by brute force, no matter the human cost. 1/6
Masses are dying in Ukraine for the Kremlin's imperialist ambition. The true scale of its brutality is yet to be seen.

Our first focus must be helping 🇺🇦 free itself from occupying forces and restore territorial integrity.

We must send weapons Ukrainians need and request. 2/6
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