Kaja Kallas

“Weakness provokes him: if he thinks that he’s stronger, he can take up this war, then he will take up war, but if he sees that we are strong, then he doesn’t look our way, and that’s what we are doing.”

“I don’t see into Putin’s mind but looking back how he has been working, he understands strength, If we invest more into defence, we are stronger so it doesn’t provoke him.”

“so if we don’t push back aggression in one place, it just is a call to use aggression elsewhere.”

“When it comes to Europe we have agreed that we will support Ukraine militarily, and we will also put more pressure on Russia so that they would also want peace in order end this war so it is very clear for us.”

“when member states agreed to spend more on defence, that also means that they have more means to help Ukraine.”

“Mark Rutte is speaking Trump, I think he’s speaking the language that President Trump definitely understands and he needs to get this across,I think it very important that everyone is doing this 5% and agreeing to this.”

“The stronger we are the less likely war is.”

“We need to do more for our defence. We also need to do more for Ukraine so that the stronger they are on the battlefield, the stronger they are on the negotiation table.”

“In order for the ceasefire to work there has to be deterrence. And if all guards are down, I mean Putin has shown this before, hes not keeping to the ceasefires. And if he wants the guards to be down on the Ukrainian side, then he actually achieves what he wants, and I am absolutely certain he will continue.”

“It’s really good to see how these things are going. Trump was clear that aid to Ukraine was not discussed. Putin said it was discussed. I’d rather trust Trump on this than President Putin.”

“Of course for any deal to work you need Europeans around the table to agree to the deal. Because the implementation of the deal needs to be in the hands of Europe.”

“There is no table where Russia and Ukraine are sitting right now. It’s a shuttle diplomacy.”

“Russia wants to see the US and Europe divided. Let’s not give them that.”

“Defense is not escalation.”

“When one aggression pays off, it's an incentive to commit others.”

“I see this war ending with Russia going back to Russia.”

“Russia may believe that issuing a fictitious arrest warrant will silence Estonia. I refuse to be silenced — I will continue to vocally support Ukraine and advocate for the strengthening of European defenses.”

“When they annexed Crimea, it was the “little green men.” They were embarrassed that it's Russian soldiers. They tried to hide it, they were afraid of the Western reaction. Because the Western reaction was weak at the time, they made a mental note that they can do this because nothing happens. So if they can attack Ukraine, get away with no punishment, no accountability, then the next step could be NATO.”

“It is very difficult to innovate by command. Suppressive fear and the need to fulfill artificial plans drown out sustainability and competitiveness. Freedom is worth fighting for because it generates prosperity and security.”

“If someone talks about Russia and Ukraine agreeing on a peace settlement and giving away some territory, I explain that after World War II, your side of the Iron Curtain had peace, which meant that you built up your countries and the prosperity of your peoples. On our side of the Iron Curtain, we had mass deportations, killings, and our culture and language were suppressed. So even if there is some kind of an agreement, without accountability it doesn’t mean that the human suffering will stop.”