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Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) met with his Latvian counterpart Evika Siliņa in Riga on Friday, November 1. The two prime ministers discussed common priorities in the EU and NATO, support for Ukraine, progress on Baltic energy and transport projects, and ways to expand bilateral cooperation.

"The war in Ukraine is about freedom and also about our freedom and a democratically based world," Kristen Michal said in an interview with Latvian Television, adding that "for the Baltics, for Europe, I would say that helping Ukraine and pushing Ukraine to win is the only way."
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SOUNDBITE (English) Kristen Michal, Prime minister of Estonia: "Now our take is probably the same that in Latvia - that we should do everything and a little more that we can. To be honest, we have committed 0.25% of our GDP. Latvia has the same. Not all European countries have this level or this commitment, but we are advocating for it. And at last European Council, we met President Zelenskyy. And in my opinion his plan for victory is very credible plan. This is a good plan for starting to help Ukraine and also to have Ukraine in that position that Russia would be in a weaker position. So, yes, we should do everything. And I would say that I am quite hopeful for Europe, that Europe has helped Ukraine, and they will help Ukraine, because I would say that most of Europe understands that what's on stake in Ukraine, because the war in Ukraine is for freedom and also for our freedom and for democratic based world. Because, if you allow somebody to change borders by force and after that, negotiate about it and come on, what kind of I don't know what kind of example would you set? So for Baltics, for Europe, I would say that, uh, helping Ukraine and pushing Ukraine to win is the only way."