sigrid has genuine affection for rummu.t falling into the hands of developers. this could be considered as having a very strong association with the soviet period. do you think that these sorts of places should be preserved or taken down? that depends on the place and it depends on the monument maybe, because most of them have been taken down already. maybe the ones that we can use for the future to have the place to go, to see some pieces — some pieces of history, they should stay where they are. estonia is at a crossroads. many people are happy to see this country distanced from the russian regime but there's a shared history here — one that's not going to be disappearing anytime soon. and if you're thinking of heading to estonia, here are some travel show tips to help with your planning. tallinn is a classic christmas market sort of town and it looks lovely lit up in the town hall square from late november. pay attention to the tree. estonians reckon their capital was home to europe's first christmas tree in 14111. that

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maria: we are joined here by the dutch deputy prime minister and finance minister, sigrid kaag.k about ukraine. what we saw this morning is potentially a country that was blitzkrieged almost by russia. when you see that not just as a politician but as a european, how do you respond? >> it is horrific, the indiscriminate shelling of innocent civilians, real violations of international law, and i have heard the commissioner speak of war crimes. my heart goes out to the people of ukraine. there will will not be broken, nor that of nato and the european union. we need to stand firmly with ukraine, particularly even more so in the face of such cruelty and such were violations. maria: does it mean sanctions crescendo? that weapons were -- will materialize and cash? books militarily, financially, all support, there is the european front and nato allies to make sure ukrainian government in ukrainian people get what they need in order to withstand these atrocities. maria: what they want is air defense systems and russia printed as a terrorist state. -- russia branded as a terrorist state

sigrid has genuine affection for rummu. it depends on the monument maybe, because most of them have been taken down already. maybe the ones that we can use for the future to have the place to go, to see some pieces — some pieces of history, they should stay where they are. estonia is at a crossroads. many people are happy to see this country distanced from the russian regime but there's a shared history here — one that's not going to be disappearing anytime soon. and if you're thinking of heading to estonia, here are some travel show tips to help with your planning. tallinn is a classic christmas market sort of town and it looks lovely lit up in the town hall square from late november. pay attention to the tree. estonians reckon their capital was home to europe's first christmas tree in 14111. that claim is disputed by latvia but tallinn still makes a big deal of it nonetheless. a couple of highlights from the old town. olde hansa at a super—touristy but fun mediaeval—themed restaurant, just around the corner from the gothi