Visiting Ukraine, Estonian PM backs Kyiv over EU and NATO bids

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy walk before a joint news briefing, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zhytomyr, Ukraine April 24, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas supported Kyiv's calls for accession to NATO "as soon as conditions allow" during a visit to Ukraine on Monday.

Kallas, whose country is a member of NATO and the European Union, had talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the northwestern city of Zhytomyr and signed a joint declaration with him condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.