Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will strengthen the defense capability of Ukraine by providing additional military assistance.Photo REUTERS

Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia will provide additional defense assistance to Ukraine.

This was reported by the Estonian Ministry of Defense on Twitter .

“Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will strengthen the defense capability of Ukraine by providing additional military assistance. Estonia is providing Javelin anti-armor missiles, Latvia and Lithuania are providing Stinger anti-aircraft missiles. We are allies. Stay with Ukraine!” the message says.

According to Estonian Defense Minister Kalle Laanet, it is important to support Ukraine in every possible way in its opposition to the aggressor.

“Let’s face it – the war in Ukraine continues, and it is important to support Ukraine in all possible ways so that it can resist the aggressor,” the Estonian Defense Ministry quoted the minister as saying.

As UNIAN reported earlier, one of the countries that refuse to provide weapons to Ukraine is Germany. Thus, on December 14, the media reported that the former German Chancellor Angela Merkel personally blocked the sale of weapons to Ukraine through the NATO support and supply agency. In addition, it was reported that this possibility was also blocked by the Netherlands.

On December 30, the new German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock announced that she did not support the supply of arms to Ukraine . In her opinion, “further military escalation will not bring Ukraine greater security.”

On January 16, Andriy Melnyk, the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, once again called on Berlin to provide Ukraine with weapons . According to the Ukrainian diplomat, the reluctance of the new German government to supply weapons is “very upsetting” against the backdrop of the buildup of Russian forces on the border with Ukraine. “Now the moment of truth has come – who is a true friend,” Melnik emphasized.

On January 17, in Kiev, the head of the German Foreign Ministry stated that Germany’s position on the issue of supplying weapons to Ukraine remains unchanged .

On January 18, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that the German government does not plan to supply weapons to Ukraine , but will try to diplomatically divert the possibility of the Russian Federation invading Ukraine.

(C)UNIAN 2022