‘Putin has underestimated the strength of Ukrainians will to fight’ Kallas

Arriving at this evening’s special European Council on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas expressed her sadness that she should be witnessing an attack on Ukraine on the anniversary of Estonian independence. 

“Everything that was predicted actually happened, we hoped that it wasn’t going to happen, but it did. So we have to be very united on the European level, and we have to give a very strong signal,” she said. “So, of course, strong sanctions, which will have two effects: a deterring effect and a punishing effect making our adversary weaker.”

Kallas also that that Putin was under estimating the strength of the Ukrainians to fight for their freedom and fight for their country. 

Kallas also said that she was thinking of more novel tools like Ukraine suing the Russian Federation for the damages that they have caused to the country so they can keep or withhold related payments.

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