# Estonian defence minister resigns in €70m EU-funded procurement scandal for Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/43376

- euronews, 2026-09-03 08:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/03/estonian-defence-minister-resigns-in-70m-eu-funded-procurement-scandal-for-ukraine

> Estonia’s defence minister has resigned over an arms deal for Ukraine involving €70 million in EU funds paid to an Indian company with no track record of producing shells.

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