Hanno Pevkur said on Estonian TV that while he wasn’t personally responsible for the contracts in question, “a leader must have both the courage and stature to take responsibility.”

"Even though the minister does not count socks and cartridges and does not hold contract negotiations...I must take political responsibility for the entire defense field today,"…

PEVKUR je napomenuo da osobno nije bio upoznat s problemima povezanima s nabavom streljiva, ali da je spreman preuzeti odgovornost za ishod.