Kusti Salm: Ukraine faces a difficult period, Europe will have to take responsibility for security itself

"Ukraine is facing a tough period in the war. Europe will have to take responsibility for its own security," said Kusti Salm, Chancellor of the Estonian Ministry of Defense, as reported by ERR.

He believes that a difficult period will persist until Western assistance enables Ukraine to achieve a balance in the conflict. Salm hopes that in the coming months, Europe will allocate funds to purchase long-range weapons for Ukraine.

"I believe this day will come in the next few months. It will happen when the situation on the Ukrainian front becomes even more difficult, and signals across the ocean become even stranger. This will be the moment when Europe will really have to take responsibility for its own security," the Estonian official said.