Sir Keir Starmer visited British troops serving on Russia’s border after saying that Ukraine needs more funding. The prime minister is in Estonia for the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) conference, where he met leaders of other Baltic states.
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00:00It's a critical period for Ukraine and I've been here with key NATO allies this morning
00:05having a discussion about Ukraine.
00:06We're on HMS Iron Duke here, which is in Estonia.
00:10We've got troops up the road who are integrated as part of our NATO response.
00:15The collective view is very clear.
00:17We must put Ukraine in the strongest possible position.
00:20That means we've got to make sure they have the capability they need, the training they
00:24need, the funding that they need, and we must support Ukraine in what they're doing.
00:29It's an act of aggression by Russia, it's been going on for a very, very long time,
00:33so we must stand with Ukraine at this critical period.
00:36As I say, we must stand with Ukraine.
00:38I think that's a developing situation, but this morning's discussion was very clear about
00:44the strategic need for NATO to stand as we do with Ukraine in this critical period.
00:50I felt very proud of people talking about what we're capable of doing and what we are
00:54doing.
00:55You absolutely should be proud of it.
00:58It's really good, not just to talk about it, but actually to come here and get a sense
01:04of what you're about is fantastic, so thank you.