The country also wants to help demine regions liberated from Russian troops.
Estonia is going to help Ukraine eliminate the consequences of the Russian war in the Zhytomyr region. This was stated by Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimetz at a press conference with the Foreign Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine in Kyiv , Interfax-Ukraine reports.
“We would like to focus our attention. In the Zhytomyr region. We would like to help the region with the reconstruction, “said Limets.
According to her, Estonia already has some understanding of Ukraine's needs and will provide assistance using this information. The country also plans to involve a number of partners in the reconstruction of Zhytomyr Region.
“Estonia is a small country, but our idea is to involve other partners, including financial partners and other countries, to jointly join in the reconstruction of homes, kindergartens and ensure the implementation of major infrastructure projects,” said the Minister. p>
She also spoke about Estonia's intention to send a group of demining experts to Ukraine to help carry out work in the regions liberated from the Russian occupiers.
In addition, Eva-Maria Liimetz assured that her country fully supports granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for accession to the European Union.
“We would like to note the great work that has been done to complete the EU questionnaire. We continue to support Ukraine in various ways, in all possible ways, “the Foreign Minister stressed.
In particular, according to her, Estonia has hosted more than 35,000 Ukrainian refugees. The country also recently decided to allocate an additional € 3 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
It will be recalled that in April Estonia has already sent a team of demining specialists to help Ukrainian colleagues in eliminating the consequences of the Russian invasion.
Earlier, Estonia and Latvia officially recognized the war in Russia against Ukraine by genocide .
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