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Foreign Minister Tsahkna at The Hague Summit: Ukraine's fight directly ensures NATO's security

Republic of Estonia - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

25.06.2025 | 09:59

Yesterday, 24 June, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna took part in the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting held during the NATO summit in The Hague, alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. During the meeting, he stated that by standing up to Russian aggression, Ukraine is directly ensuring the security of all NATO members.

Tsahkna noted that Russia already had the opportunity to agree to a ceasefire more than 100 days ago, but instead chose to continue its brutal attacks, which have resulted in numerous civilian casualties.

"The relentless barrage of drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities - including yesterday's attack in Dnipro that claimed 16 lives - proves that Russia has not abandoned the goals that led to the aggression in the first place. These goals are to subjugate the whole of Ukraine and to push NATO away from its borders," Tsahkna said. "Russia must under no circumstances be allowed to achieve these aims, as even the smallest concession will only increase its demands. Russian aggression against Ukraine will end only when Russia loses hope of achieving its imperialist objectives on the battlefield."

According to the foreign minister, all necessary measures must be taken to increase pressure on Russia, including utilising frozen Russian state assets and imposing stricter sanctions. In this context, Tsahkna stressed the need for the European Union to adopt its 18th sanctions package as soon as possible. He also noted that the adoption of the sanctions bill proposed by US Senator Lindsey Graham would have a significant impact.

"At the same time, Ukraine must be given assurance that its partners will continue to provide military assistance," Tsahkna said, emphasising that Estonia remains committed to its pledge to allocate at least 0.25% of its GDP annually to military aid for Ukraine.

Speaking on Ukraine's NATO membership, Tsahkna said that the NATO summits in Vilnius and Washington made it clear that Ukraine's place is in NATO - and that remains true today.

"Ukraine has fully earned its membership in NATO, as over the past three years it has directly contributed to ensuring the security of NATO Allies by standing up to Russian aggression," Tsahkna said.