Karus identified two defining elements of the war: military economy and innovation. Over the past three years, he noted, Russia has managed to stabilize its military economy, but Ukraine has kept pace with its own advancements in missile and drone technology,

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Estonia has launched a new push to get fellow EU members to agree to seize frozen Russian assets and use them to help Ukraine, dismissing a Russian idea on how the money could be used as part of a peace deal.

"Today is a special day," she said in Brussels on Feb. 24 ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. “First, it is Estonia's Independence Day, where we celebrate our freedom and independence.