The Prime Minister of Estonia criticized the EU's attempts to contact Russia Europe should continue to impose sanctions instead of trying to negotiate with the Kremlin, the Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal is sure. In his opinion, it is impossible to support Ukraine and at the same time act as a mediator. As Machel believes, the EU's current strategy to put pressure on Moscow "really works", and the mediator's position forces him to "lower standards". He called on European countries to "stick together" to show Vladimir Putin that "Europe is strong".