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Foreign Minister Tsahkna at the NATO summit: Estonia can be contented

Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

25.06.2025 | 15:57

After the NATO summit in The Hague on 24 and 25 June, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that Estonia can be satisfied with the outcome of the summit. During a conversation with US President Donald Trump in the margins of the summit, Tsahkna also thanked the United States for the efforts that led last week to the release of Estonian citizen Allan Roio from a Belarusian prison. He also said that the presence of US troops in the Baltic States is an important part of deterring Russia, which poses the greatest threat to NATO, and guaranteeing peace in Europe.

"At the summit in The Hague, NATO Allies made a historic decision to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP. This decision will make it possible to finance the agreed NATO defence plans and capability targets and to counter all threats facing NATO Allies, the most serious and long-term of which is Russia," Tsahkna said.

According to the foreign minister, Estonia will reach this goal next year and he expressed hope that other Allies would act as a matter of urgency to strengthen the deterrence and defence posture.

The summit reaffirmed the full commitment of NATO Allies to collective defence under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, which means that an attack on one Ally is an attack on all.

The Allies also expressed continued support for Ukraine.

"The strong and long-term support of the Allies for strengthening Ukraine's armed forces and defence industry continues, and Ukraine's path to NATO is irreversible," Tsahkna said.

At the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council held in the margins of the summit with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Tsahkna stressed the need to continue exerting strong pressure on Russia in addition to supporting Ukraine.

"With its daily brutal attacks on Ukraine's civilian population, Russia shows that the pressure on Russia to end the war has not yet been sufficient. Decisive action is needed to achieve a just and lasting peace," Tsahkna said.

In the margins of the summit, the foreign minister also spoke in the NATO Public Forum public debate Making our Societies More Robust, Ready and Resilient. Tweet about the foreign minister's statement.

Declaration of the NATO Summit.