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Estonia has no objection to Ukrainian drones falling on NATO territory while targeting Russia
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes that Ukrainian drones going off course and falling on NATO member states' territory is an acceptable price for the destruction of Russian oil refineries and military bases.
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Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes that Ukrainian drones going off course and falling on NATO member states' territory is an acceptable price for the destruction of Russian oil refineries and military bases.
Details: As Tsahkna noted, Estonia, which has faced a number of such incidents, is "not happy" about what is happening.
"But we are not saying to Ukraine to stop it. This is hitting the lifeline of Putin," he added.
The Estonian foreign minister also commented on Russian accusations that the Baltic states were directly involved in the strikes and allowed Ukraine to use their airspace to carry them out.
He said that these claims are "ridiculous" and reflect the Kremlin's desperation.
"We know that the tone around Putin has changed in the last two and a half months . . . It's not so optimistic anymore. The main reason is economic – because of these deep strikes," Tsahkna said.
He expressed admiration for Ukraine's long-range strike campaign against Russian territory.
Tsahkna believes the Kremlin is apparently "deeply concerned" about these strikes and is particularly worried about exports through the Baltic states given their economic importance. Up to 60% of Russia's exported oil passes through the narrow Gulf of Finland.
He also added that it is currently premature to believe that Putin is now ready for negotiations. More likely, the Russian ruler will double down on his strategic mistakes.
NATO fighter jets have already twice shot down "stray" Ukrainian UAVs over Baltic states – the first over Estonia, the second over Latvia.
Dozens of drones have crashed on their own or ultimately flown out of the airspace of "friends of Ukraine" in recent months.
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