According to Kyiv Reuters, Estonia's Foreign Minister Renzalou said on the 28th that due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, European countries should double their defense spending. He also said that Estonia plans to increase the proportion of defense expenditure in gross domestic product (GDP) to 3%. According to the report, Rainsalu made the above remarks when he was interviewed by reporters during his visit to Kiev. The visit is intended to show support for Kiev. Reinsalu said: "We hope to see European countries double their defense spending during and after the Ukrainian crisis, and we will spend 3% of our GDP on defense." According to reports, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said last week that countries in this military alliance may decide to increase the proportion of defense expenditure in GDP to the current target of 2%. Estonia is a member of NATO. The report points out that since the outbreak of the Russian Ukrainian conflict in February this year, many NATO members have increased their military expenditure. Since Russia increased its missile attacks on its energy infrastructure, Ukraine has increasingly sought support from Western allies. Rensalu said that the EU should also increase the allocation of military support to Ukraine. The EU has 27 member states, including Estonia. He said: "The EU's military assistance to Ukraine together accounts for about 0.2% of GDP. I guarantee that if we can make it reach 1%, it will have a significant impact on changing the conflict process." (Outlook New Times)