Estonia will allocate 500 thousand euros for cyber defense of Ukraine next year
Kyiv • UNN
Estonia allocates €500,000 under the Tallinn Mechanism to help Ukraine with cyber defense, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity in light of Russian aggression and cyber threats.
In the next 2024, Estonia will allocate 500 thousand euros to the Tallinn Mechanism as part of the development cooperation budget. This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, UNN writes.
Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is not only taking place on the conventional battlefield. One of russia's goals is also Ukraine's cyber capabilities, both in the military and civilian spheres, and it is therefore important to support Ukraine's cyber defense and ability to restore and develop the relevant infrastructure
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According to the Estonian Foreign Minister, it is likely that Russian cyberattacks will continue in the future, so the Tallinn Mechanism offers an opportunity to strengthen Ukraine's systemic preparedness and resilience to cyberattacks in the long term.
According to the report, funding for development cooperation will begin next year.
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The donor countries of the Tallinn Mechanism are Estonia, the Netherlands, Canada, Poland, France, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, the United States and the United Kingdom. NATO and the European Union are observer members of the Tallinn Mechanism.
The initiative involves top companies in the technology sector and free people from donor countries. The mechanism also works with the IT Coalition, which deals with Ukrainian military cyber issues.
Recall.
Ukraine, the UK, and Estonia signed a memorandum on digital cooperation.
