Estonian Minister: We are not happy about Ukrainian drones falling on our territory, but it is a justified price for strikes on Russia
Estonia supports Ukraine's campaign of strikes on Russian infrastructure.
Ударний дрон Backfire від українських розробників / Фото: Михайло Федоров
Ударний дрон Backfire від українських розробників / Фото: Михайло Федоров

29 June, 12:19

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stated that Tallinn is not happy about Ukrainian drones falling on its territory, but considers it a justified price for attacks on Russian targets. He told the Financial Times about this.

"Of course, we are not happy about these incidents. But we are not telling Ukraine to stop it. This hits Putin's lifeline", - said Tsahtna.

According to him, the Russian leadership is concerned about Ukrainian strikes, particularly due to their impact on oil exports through the Baltic region. The minister noted that up to 60% of Russian oil exports pass through this route.

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Tsahkna also supported the campaign of Ukrainian strikes on Russian infrastructure, which Kyiv calls "long-range sanctions." In his opinion, these attacks have affected sentiments in the Kremlin.

"The tone around Putin has changed in the last two and a half months. It's no longer as optimistic", said the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry.

At the same time, he spoke out against negotiations with the Russian leadership at the current stage. Tsahkna believes that Moscow is using the negotiation process to buy time and try to split European countries.

In recent months, Baltic countries have repeatedly reported drone incidents. In particular, in May, a drone was discovered in Lithuania, which authorities assumed could be Ukrainian. Also, in Latvia, several drones violated the country's airspace and fell on its territory after flying from Russia.

Following these incidents, Ukraine announced its readiness to send its experts to help strengthen the airspace security of the Baltic countries.

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