{"id":20057,"date":"2026-09-04T04:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20057"},"modified":"2026-09-04T04:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T04:07:34","slug":"estonia-minister-quits-after-e70-million-ukraine-shell-deal-involving-indian-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20057","title":{"rendered":"Estonia minister quits after \u20ac70-million Ukraine shell deal involving Indian firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133751120,imgsize-939589,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/estonia-minister-resigns-over-70-million-eu-funded-ukraine-shell-deal.jpg\" alt=\"Estonia minister quits after \u20ac70-million Ukraine shell deal involving Indian firm\" title=\"Estonia minister quits job over arms deal with Indian firm\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Estonia minister quits job over arms deal with Indian firm\">Estonia minister quits job over arms deal with Indian firm<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Estonia\u2019s defence minister Hanno Pevkur has resigned over an arms deal to supply artillery shells to Ukraine using \u20ac70 million in European Union funds and involving Indian company, Euronews reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>It emerged on Wednesday that Estonia had paid the amount upfront for the shells, but the Indian company involved had no previous record of selling artillery ammunition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The 2024 deal is now being challenged by Estonia in an arbitration case.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Pevkur, who has been defence minister since 2022, said he was taking political responsibility for the controversy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>\u201cAlthough the minister does not count socks and ammunition or conduct contract negotiations, the National Audit Office\u2019s criticisms, primarily concerning the activities of the Defence Forces and the Centre for Defence Investments, raise the question of political responsibility,\u201d Pevkur said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The minister said he had not read the contracts, as defence ministers do not usually handle individual arms deals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cThe defence minister does not conduct contract negotiations. The defence minister does not count socks and ammunition,\u201d Pevkur said, adding: \u201cThe defence minister makes the fundamental decision to support Ukraine.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Pevkur\u2019s resignation comes as the Russia-Ukraine war has already lasted longer than World War I, with no clear signs of peace or a return to normalcy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/estonia-minister-quits-after-70-million-ukraine-shell-deal-involving-indian-firm\/articleshow\/133751096.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estonia minister quits job over arms deal with Indian firm Estonia\u2019s defence minister Hanno Pevkur has resigned over an arms deal to supply artillery shells to Ukraine using \u20ac70 million in European Union funds and involving Indian company, Euronews reported.It emerged on Wednesday that Estonia had paid the amount upfront for the shells, but the 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