On 2 October, Ambassador of Ukraine to Estonia Volodymyr Boiechko met with Minister of Defence of Estonia Martin Herem.

Volodymyr Boiechko congratulated Martin Herem on his appointment and wished him every success in fulfilling his important responsibilities in safeguarding Estonia’s defence and security.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current security situation, further military support for Ukraine, and prospects for deepening Ukrainian-Estonian defence cooperation, including the development of practical cooperation between the defence industries of the two countries and the implementation of joint projects within the framework of the Drone Deal and Build with Ukraine initiatives.

Particular attention was paid to leveraging Ukraine’s combat experience to strengthen the defence capabilities of Ukraine, Estonia and Europe as a whole.

The Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the Government of Estonia, the Ministry of Defence and the Estonian people for their consistent and substantial military support for Ukraine and stressed the importance of continuing and further strengthening this support.

The parties reaffirmed their mutual interest in further developing practical defence cooperation between Ukraine and Estonia.