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President Trump’s resolve to get a peace deal is vital.

The EU and our European partners worked to coordinate with President Trump ahead of Alaska meeting.

But the harsh reality is that Russia has no intention of ending this war anytime soon.
Even as delegations met, Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine.

Putin continues to drag out negotiations and hopes he gets away with it. He left Anchorage without making any commitments to end the killing.
The U.S. holds the power to force Russia to negotiate seriously.

The EU will work with Ukraine and the U.S. so that Russia’s aggression does not succeed and that any peace is sustainable.
Moscow won’t end the war until it realises it can’t continue.

So Europe will continue to back Ukraine, including by working on a 19th Russia sanctions package
European security is not up for negotiation.

The real root cause of the war is Russia’s imperialist foreign policy, not an imaginary imbalance in the European security architecture.

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Mar 14
In Canada, we reaffirmed our support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity.

We commended Ukraine’s commitment to an immediate ceasefire.

Russia must now reciprocate on equal terms. If not, we could impose further sanctions and caps on oil prices (1/3) Image
We also expressed our support for the people of Syria and condemned strongly the escalation of violence in the coastal regions.

We called for the rejection of terrorism, for the protection of civilians and for perpetrators of atrocities to be held accountable. (2/3)
There are growing risks to maritime security, including threats to freedom of navigation.

In Charlevoix, we also reaffirmed our steadfast commitment to contribute towards a free, open, and secure maritime domain, in line with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. (3/3)
Read 4 tweets
Jun 15, 2024
My message at #UAPeaceSummit opening plenary:

Sovereignty, territorial integrity and discrediting aggression as a tool of statecraft are crucial principles that must be upheld in case of Ukraine and globally.

These principles are essential for just and lasting peace. 1/
That is why I’m concerned about so-called peace plans and initiatives that ignore the core UN Charter principles.

We cannot treat Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty as somewhat secondary.

Without these core principles we cannot achieve a just and lasting peace. 2/
The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has lasted for ten years. For the bigger part of it, the world ignored it.

Some hoped back then and are hoping right now that territorial concessions to the aggressor would bring peace. But it will not. 3/
Read 8 tweets
Mar 25, 2024
Today we honour the memory of the March deportation victims.

75 years ago, over 20,000 Estonians, including infants and the elderly, were taken from their homes and sent to Siberia in unimaginable conditions by the Soviet occupation regime.

My own family was also deported. 1/ Image
We remember each and every one who perished. We are thankful for those who returned.

Their stories must be told.

The world should never forget the atrocities committed by the Soviet regime in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 2/
Russia’s cruelty has not changed over time.

Russia's actions in Ukraine mirror the oppression our ancestors faced, reminding us of the ongoing struggle for freedom and justice.

Ukraine must win and Russia must be held accountable. This is the only way to sustainable peace. 3/
Read 4 tweets
Jan 11, 2024
My message after meeting with the President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa:

#Estonia believes in #Ukraine's victory.

We believe in Ukraine, which is a country with liberal democracy and a free market economy and will become a member of the European Union and NATO. 1/

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These are crucial times. We need to keep our focus.

Estonia supports Ukraine for as long as necessary and as much as necessary for victory.

If we let aggression pay off, we will all find ourselves in a much more dangerous world. 2/
Russia wants to destroy the unity of the free world.

But we are stronger than Russia. The combined military, economic and political power of the free world can ensure Ukraine's victory.

The stronger Ukraine is, the faster the breaking point arrives for Russia. 3/
Read 7 tweets
Jan 11, 2024
My message after meeting with the President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa:

#Estonia believes in #Ukraine's victory.

We believe in Ukraine, which is a country with liberal democracy and a free market economy and will become a member of the European Union and NATO. 1/

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These are crucial times. We need to keep our focus.

Estonia supports Ukraine for as long as necessary and as much as necessary for victory.

If we let aggression pay off, we will all find ourselves in a much more dangerous world. 2/
Russia wants to destroy the unity of the free world.

But we are stronger than Russia. The combined military, economic and political power of the free world can ensure Ukraine's victory.

The stronger Ukraine is, the faster the breaking point arrives for Russia. 3/
Read 7 tweets
Dec 3, 2023
Honoured to receive the Marion Dönhoff Prize by @DIEZEIT in Hamburg.

In my acceptance speech, I focused on the security situation in Europe. My message: the case is very clear, there is a criminal and a victim and there is a smoking gun.

It is as black and white as it gets. 1/

Photo: Andreas Henn
Photo: Andreas Henn
Photo: Andreas Henn
History has proven it over and over again that accommodating Russia will not make it less dangerous.

Russia’s large-scale genocidal war against Ukraine has opened up many old wounds in Europe. 2/
Stories of deported Ukrainian kids to Russia open the wounds of those 75-year-old Estonians who returned from Siberia after being deported there as kids.

My own mother was deported as a six-month-old baby. Almost every Estonian has a family story of Soviet crimes and terror. 3/
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