Ukraine has asked Estonia 100 million euros for the purchase of weapons

Ukraine has handed over to Estonia a wish list regarding military assistance worth € 100 million, Tallinn will purchase it from Estonian manufacturers, the Estonian Defense Ministry said. The list includes drones, unmanned ground vehicles, water vehicles and medical equipment.

Estonia promised to provide military assistance to Kiev in the amount of 0.25% of its GDP "at the expense of the products of the Estonian defense industry," Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur recalled. In February, Ukraine was provided with a catalog containing about 500 goods and services from almost 100 Estonian companies, the agency said.

"Today we received feedback from Ukraine, which will allow us to deliver aid to Ukrainians as soon as possible," Pevkur said.

The State Center for Defense Investments of the republic will sign contracts as soon as possible so that the necessary assistance will arrive in Kiev without delay, said Katri Raudsepp, Deputy Director General of the center.

Head of Diplomacy The EU, Kaya Callas, proposed this year to allocate from € 20 billion to € 40 billion to Ukraine for military assistance, depending on the needs of Kiev. However, the EU foreign ministers could not agree on this initiative.

As Bloomberg reported, citing sources, the Callas proposal is supported by most EU countries, but some, including France and Italy, insist on more detailed discussions. Hungary, as before, opposed the provision of any assistance to Ukraine.

Later, the Italian newspaper La Stampa with reference to the draft documents The EU wrote that Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, after which The EU is ready to agree only on assistance in the amount of eight times less — € 5 billion. This money should be enough to purchase large-caliber ammunition, which Kiev urgently needs, the publication noted.