Following Spain’s announcement of sending fighter jets to Bulgaria and three ships to the Black Sea to add to NATO naval forces there, Estonia has commended Spain’s contribution to the security of the eastern flank of NATO and stressed that countries in the region have to contribute more to defence, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reports.
According to a press release of the Estonian government office, Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas spoke with her Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez on Tuesday, January 24. «Ukraine is not alone and we must support Ukrainians in all possible ways,» Kallas evaluated.
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«It is important to continue strengthening the eastern flank of NATO, and the allies play an important role here. We await the Spaniards joining us at Ämari [air base in Estonia] again, but we will also contribute more ourselves. We will allocate an additional EUR 380 million in the coming years to strengthen our security – and this will send a clear message that we take our security very seriously,» Kallas noted.
The two heads of NATO member state governments also discussed preparations for the NATO summit planned to take place in the summer of 2022 in Madrid, ERR reports.
Estonia glad about Spain’s contribution to Black Sea security
