Estonian reaction to Zelensky's words
The Estonian authorities firmly rejected these suggestions. As reported by Estonian broadcaster ERR, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna estimates that such warnings “do not correspond to intelligence information or our assessment of the threat” and may lead to the weakening of NATO cohesion.
Meanwhile, the head of the foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament, Marko Mihkelson, said that the Ukrainian president's statements sound like a warning to Europe and suggest that if Ukraine's position weakens, the Baltic states may become the next target.e. Mihkelson said that such comments reinforce the Kremlin's narrative that “Russia is winning and advancing, and you are retreating and losing.”
Meanwhile, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur assessed on social media that “in the case of Ukraine it should be taken into account that its goal is to obtain more help from Western allies, and thereby suggesting that helping Ukraine now also helps the West deter Russia.”
