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Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna in Warsaw: we are not afraid to stand up for Ukraine's victory

Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14.02.2024

Today 14 February, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna was on a visit to Warsaw, where he met with his colleague, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm Pawel Kowal.

The focus of the meeting of the foreign ministers was on NATO's upcoming summit in Washington, where both are hoping to see clear messages to Ukraine on its path to joining the Alliance. "We must advocate for active progress in Ukraine's accession. We cannot get stuck in the steps agreed upon in Vilnius," Tsahkna said.

They also discussed Ukraine's European integration and ways of supporting Ukrainians in this process. "We must work towards Ukraine receiving a negotiating framework soon, so that it can use it as a basis for moving forward quickly," Tsahkna said. "We are also working on making the use of frozen assets an even more important issue on the European Union level, and, following Estonia's example, using not just the profits from managing frozen assets but also the assets themselves. Ukraine must be rebuilt with these funds now," the minister emphasised.

They also spoke about relations between their two states, with Tsahkna thanking Sikorski for Poland's contribution to the defence of Baltic airspace and noting that Poland was a priority country for Estonia's business diplomacy. The cooperation of the defence industries of Estonia and Poland also has potential and boosting it would benefit both Ukraine and regional security as a whole.

Meeting with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm Pawel Kowal, Tsahkna underlined that bilateral military support from various countries to Ukraine was important but we must make quicker and more robust progress with European Union mechanisms because it is crucial for Ukraine's victory. The minister also said that only Ukraine's peace plan and restoring its territorial integrity could be the basis for achieving peace in Ukraine.

The day after tomorrow, on 16 February, the foreign minister goes to Munich for a high-level security conference.