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Tallinn Mechanism raises €200 million to support Ukraine’s resilience in cyberspace

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Today marks one year since the launch of the Tallinn Mechanism, a cyber support platform for Ukraine established by Estonia and Ukraine’s allies. Over one year, donors worked together to accumulate €200 million to support Ukraine’s resilience.

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said it was an important achievement in helping Ukraine, and all countries should continue their support. “Yesterday’s cyberattack against Ukraine’s state registers is another testament to Russia’s malign cyber activities, and our goal is to do everything we can to contribute to Ukraine’s cyber resilience,” Tsahkna emphasised. The foreign minister added that the work of the member states and observers of the Tallinn Mechanism served as an excellent example of how we can achieve more by working together.

The Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador at Large for Cyber Diplomacy Tanel Sepp added that the Tallinn Mechanism demonstrated how we have built a system through which partners in Ukraine have clearly defined their state-wide needs and donors will provide their capabilities to meet these needs. “We are helping Ukraine with practical technical assistance, world-class threat response software, expertise, and tools for ensuring internet connections during war. Estonia’s contribution in 2024 stood at €500 000, which was used to organise the cyber exercise Cyber Shield from 9 to 11 December in cooperation with ESTDEV, e-Governance Academy and Cybexer, and we hope to develop this into a broader cyber exercise programme. This way, Estonia uses its strengths and include Estonian companies and other parties to participate in our assistance,” Sepp said.

„Estonia, together with its allies, is committed to supporting the enhancement of cybersecurity resilience in Ukraine's critical infrastructure to ensure the safety and accessibility of essential services, even in challenging circumstances. Collaboration and capacity building are vital to creating a stronger and more secure digital future,“ said Andres Ääremaa, Head of Digital Transformation at ESTDEV.

On 23 December 2023, Estonia with Ukraine, the Netherlands, Canada, Poland, Germany, Denmark, United States, and the United Kingdom launched a system aimed at amplifying the cyber support of donors to Ukraine in the civilian domain. The system was named the Tallinn Mechanism after the location of its initial meeting. NATO and the European Union are observer members in the Tallinn Mechanism. The Mechanism has an Estonian front office in Kyiv, a Polish back office in Warsaw and a coordination group that unites representatives of Ukraine and all donors.

Joint statement: https://vm.ee/en/news/joint-statement-tallinn-mechanism 

Read more: https://vm.ee/en/international-law-cyber-diplomacy/cyber-diplomacy/tallinn-mechanism