it in favor of the resolution condemning russia. russia is falling backwards towards an automatic economy cut away from the world. our sanctions are eroding sharply. it's economic base, slashing any prospect to modernize it. we will continue to put pressure on russia and on those supporting it on the battlefield. we will continue going after portions, cronies and we will go after those helping russia to circumvent sanctions or replenish is war arsenal. at the same time, we worked to ensure ukraine's economic and military resilience 1st with continued financial support. 67000000000 euros we mobilized so far, and we will turn to join procurement to deliver urgent military supplies for

ukraine, such as 155 millimeter ammunition. equally important is to work with our defense industry to ramp up the production of this ammunition and other equipment needed by ukrainian forces, but also to replenish our own stocks. and the acadia, you rightly so broad attention to this at the last european council. and we are taking action finally, this is not just about winning on the battlefield. ukrainians are fighting for their right to choose their own future. and they have already chosen. they have chosen the european union. they have chosen the unity of principles as president lin at mary said. the ukrainian soldiers fighting in the trenches of batman are defending this unity of principles. and in these dark

times, the hearts of ukrainian people are warmed by the confidence that ukraine will join the european union one day. this is how principles shape geography, dick jolla. to day i am proud to stand here together with you and you against in telling. celebrating is stainless is stone. yes, freedom and independence. and i am proud that we stand here together in support of the ukrainian people and their fight for freedom and independence. i am certain that like the people of estonia, ukraine to will prevent. thank you. thank you. made the secretary general insult them, burke, please flemister colors. there are correlations on

a stone else. in the pens they and the person from the lion, there was law. it's a honor to be together with both you here in the talent, are they on this very symbolic care they over a 100 years ago, as thornton troops fought bravely for their freedom and independence in the pens was short lived the about the stone and people never gave up and with a follow the iron curtain, you regained your freedom and thank you so much for inviting me to be part of the law. a celebration. so today the flag, the flag racing certainly, and the replaying. and certainly it was really moving under. it demonstrates how much you value your freedom. your history is a strong reminder that we cannot take our freedom for granted. freedom is not for free. we was fined for it every day. to day it is,

are the ukraine and people who are bravely fighting for their freedom. and despite a dark year of despair and destruction, their the termination and courage will no doubt prevail. one year ago, pressed them to it and launched his full fledged invasion of ukraine, an illegal war or aggression. in blatant reach of basic international rules. he wanted to break the will of ukrainian people, and he wanted to break our unity. president putin failed ukraine stance. and natal and the ear stand with ukraine yet, shootin has not given up his goals. he wants a different europe where russia can dictate what neighbors do. he has not been paying for peace. he is for pain from war war,

so we must give you cray and what they need to prevail. some warrior our support to ukraine, risks triggering escalation. but there are no risk free options. and the biggest risk of all is if president putin wins. because the message to him and all that altered italian leaders would be that they can use force to get what they want that will make the world more dangerous and us more vulnerable. so supporting ukraine is not just morally the right thing to do to do. it is also in our own security interest. that is why now the allies are providing unprecedented support to ukraine, working hand in hand with the european union. again, astoria is leading by example,

providing more military aid as a share or g the p than any other country. natal presence protects the space for allies to provide the support. since 2014, we have significantly reinforced our presence and readiness from the black to the baltic sea, including here in estonia. nathan ross multinational, but the group in topper, led by the not the kingdom to turn aggression fighters from france and germany. help protect your skies and masons from spain will augment your air defenses. all this sends a clear message to moscow. nathan will protect and defend a storm and every inch of allied territory. our article 5 commitment is

iron plant. all for wong, and one for all. another villainous summits in july, we'll take further steps to strengthen our collective the fence. we also see progress as regards the historic accession of finland and sweden into our reliance to close neighbors of estonia. 28th of the 30 allies have ordered the ratified the accession protocols. i had good discussions with president of the wrong in on got out last week. we agreed to read start the talks and to come the in at rafter, meeting between finn and sweden unto chia at nato headquarters in mid march, under my auspices to discuss the implementation of the agreement made last june and how to complete the accession process on it. is good that the hungarian

parliament would start with the vacation process. next week. our aim is for both finan and sweden to join as soon as possible. this will strengthen their security. there is a strengthened europe's security on it will strengthen natal. so i on that was so thank you once again for our excellent discussions and not least for your strong commitment to the chance of something bong, for north american europe standing together to protect our freedom. thank you. thank you. now it's possible for me to to ask questions. please do state your name, media outlet, your representing and to whom the question is addressed to him, please. your microphone, which with my colleague will assist on behalf 1st threaded their place. yes, thank you thought of my birth fraud. a public broadcast thing. got questions through all of you actually. and about join us position paper ah,

a ball the ukraine and it has 12 points i would like to know. do you find it credible as spatial as a thumb, as the china abstained? united nations vote yesterday about ukraine and also before the war started, you were shared, intelligent the info about gracious troops and preparation. so has united states shared any info about its claim made by mister blink and that china is considering giving weapons to russia? thank you. but yet, so am indeed the chinese paper. i think you have to see their principles. they shared it's not a police plan, but principles that they shared. you have to see them against a specific backdrop. and that is the backdrop that china has taken side by assigning, for example, and unlimited friendship. right before the invasion rushed invasion in ukraine

started. so we will look at the principles of course, but we will look at them against the backdrop that china has taken sites on the question over a surprise, over military support from china to russia. we have not seen any actual earth delivery of a legal aid, but what we have seen are signs on indications that her child may be planning and considering to supply military aid to russia. and china should not do that because that will be there to support and the legal war, aggression breaching international law and, and violating the you and charter china is a member of the un security council. and they have a particular responsibility to protect the you and the charter. and this is a war, aggression violating exactly dr. charter and then on

are the proposal so under and the, and the, and the points presented by china. first of all, china, i doesn't have much credibility because they have not been able to condemn the illegal invasion of ukrainian. and they also sign that just days before the invasion or an agreement. but in person she impressed and put in awe on a limitless partnership with russia. and so i think what we see now in ukraine is that so president putin is not preparing for war, is preparing for the exact opposite for more war for more a new offensives. and therefore, most likely this war at some states will end at the negotiating table. but if we want a peaceful or solution,

we need to realize that what happens around that negotiating table is talk to the pen on the strength and dissipation on the battlefield. so meaning that if he want a peaceful, negotiate the solution where ukraine pervades as a sovereign in the pont nation. then we need to support ukraine military now, because that's it all the way to create the conditions where present booth and realized that he will not. we not about the field, he has to sit down and her except ukraine, answer in the pants of a nation in europe. so military support to day is the way or to achieve a peaceful agreement or to morrow. as actually i had nothing really to add because the all was said to you and charter is also something that the china, he's and should be respecting. and he says the principles of fed territorial integrity and also the right to defend one's country and,

and 70. and so if they are providing military a to aggressor, then they go against this un charter and, and that he said dangerous to the peace of the world in general. thank you. we have on the next one for the please and my name is feeling up but, and they come from the boys. the mice. i have one question to the president of the european commission and one question to the secretary of the nato, to the commission. what measures will you take to prevent the circumvention of the european sanctions by the 3rd countries and do the nato said that they general ho nate until will help moldova, to secure its defense against russia. so we are in our section packages, we are increasing our the measures to make sure that they are neither loopholes nor

a so convention. ah, we have a sanctions envoy, david sullivan, who is, are traveling to different search countries are to reinforce, ah, the message that any kind of um, circumvention of sanctions will have consequences for example. or we have included in our sanctions packages, the possibility to list persons or entities that are even from 3rd countries that are circumventing the sanctions by exporting goods from or employed inwards to 3rd countries from the european union and then bringing them to russia. and so she are increasingly, we are giving a very clear message this, this will not be tolerated, and this will have consequences on law. oh, of course we are concerned when we see, oh, are the challenges they face are? and that said by, it's going to be a consequence of the war or in ukraine thermal noise, sir. a cool son,

highly valued partner of nathan. we have been working with them for many years. we have agreed now to step up our, our partnership and also to help to build a fence capacitor. or we have a tailored defense give us the building or agreement in place or to help to strengthen their different institutions and to help them or to strengthen their a resilience. we also welcome of course efforts by individual allies, earls another dude opinion in sabrina lot to support to them all the while. because i think if there is that one lesson or that is the we can learn from the war in ukraine is the importance of supporting those countries which are vulnerable.