US EditionEstonia PM says Russia incursions aim to distract EU from Ukraine: AFP interview
Estonia's Prime Minister says recent Russian airspace violations aim to divert EU focus from Ukraine before a summit discussing a €140 billion loan and drone defenses.
- On Tuesday, Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal warned that Russia's incursions aim to distract EU from helping Ukraine, saying, `Putin wants to have us talking about ourselves, not about Ukraine, not about helping Ukraine, not to push back Russia in Ukraine.`
- After a spate of violations involving Poland and Estonia, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen floated the idea last month just hours after some 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace.
- The Brussels plan centers on funding and anti-drone defences including using frozen Russian assets to fund a $164-billion loan to Ukraine and building a `drone wall` against cheap drones.
- Calling it a `miscalculation,` Kristen Michal said Putin's aggression pushed Europe to rearm and that `Europe is much stronger than it was six months or one year ago.`
- Romania's foreign minister Oana Toiu said Romania aims to quickly start defensive drone production with Ukraine while Michal noted Washington's strong backing amid European Commission's reparation loan proposal last week.
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"Putin wants us to talk about ourselves, not Ukraine's help," says Estonia's head of government Kristen Michal. He calls on the EU partners to upgrade faster.
"Putin wants us to talk about ourselves, not about Ukraine, not about helping Ukraine," says Kristen Michal. The air raids are tactics.
Putin Wants to Show the Vulnerability of Countries in the European Union with Air Intrusion, Estonia
The Estonian Prime Minister says that with these incidents Russia intends to force Europe to reorient itself and to leave Ukraine, from which it became the main military and financial support.
Estonia PM says Russia incursions aim to distract EU from Ukraine
Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal warned Tuesday that Russia's recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. "Putin wants to have us talking about ourselves, not about Ukraine, not about helping Ukraine, not to push back Russia in Ukraine,"…
With Russia's incursions into European airspace, the Russian president wants to distract the EU from Ukraine, Kristen Michal reported.
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