Estonia’s Foreign Minister Urges the EU to Open All Accession Negotiation Clusters for Ukraine Without Delay

• Estonia’s Foreign Minister Kristan Mikhal Zaklikov urged the EU to open all accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine without delay.
• Mikhal said Russia is weakening, but that it is still not changing its position, and that the Russian leadership continues to support the war against Ukraine.
• Estonia, citing Mikhal’s words, noted that the country’s position is that it is possible to provide no less than 0.25% of GDP, while the forecast for the impact on the economy is 0.35%.

According to Ukrinform, Ukrinform, RBC Ukraine.

Estonia’s Foreign Minister Kristan Mikhal Zaklikov said that the EU should open all accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine without delay. The minister said this in an interview with Ukrinform.

During a briefing in Berlin with the end of the German presidency of the Council of the European Union, the foreign minister said that, regardless of the situation, the EU should continue to support Ukraine. “We must not slow down the process,” he said. “Ukraine needs the EU to open all accession negotiation clusters without delay.”

Mikhal also emphasized that the scale of Russia’s war against Ukraine is not something that can be underestimated. He noted that Russia and other countries have been supporting this war, and that the EU should not delay its decision. “We need to act now,” the minister said.

In addition, Mikhal said that the EU should open all accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine, because the country’s position is that it is possible to provide no less than 0.25% of GDP, which corresponds to a forecast impact of 0.35% on GDP.

According to the minister, the EU should open all accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine with the aim of ensuring that the country receives the necessary support. In particular, he emphasized that Estonia’s position is that the country should provide no less than 0.25% of GDP.

As Ukrinform reports, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andriy Sybiha said that Estonia’s Margus Tsakhkna discussed with Tallinn sending military aid to Ukraine, including air defense systems, and that the EU should open accession negotiation clusters for Ukraine.

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