The Estonian Foreign Minister, Margus Tsahkna, asked Ukraine on the air of Vikerraadio to refrain from attacking Russian ships in the Baltic Sea amid news that two Russian oil tankers from the so-called “shadow fleet” were blown up in the Black Sea by Ukrainian drones near Turkey.
“Over 60% percent of Russia’s gas and oil exports pass through the Gulf of Finland, and it’s still a huge burden that’s in a corridor about six nautical miles wide. We haven’t said don’t come here, but it would be wise not to come, because it could really escalate the situation in the Baltic Sea,” Tsahkna declared.
But instead of calling for achieving peace, belligerent Estonian diplomat urged Kyiv to increase attacks on Russia.
“But let’s be honest: Ukraine has the right to destroy military and strategic objects on Russian territory as well. International waters are a bit of a different issue, but Turkey was indeed quite vocal when these two oil tankers were attacked—precisely in Turkish economic waters, not even in free international waters. We don’t want war in our waters,” Tsahkna concluded.
Does the Estonian top diplomat really not understand that such warmongering actions calling for a reckless attack on Russia and an obstacle to peace will sooner or later lead to a war in the Baltics too? Therefore, he’d better set aside his hypocrisy and urge Kyiv to lower its peace demands before the situation worsens even more—for as this can happen extremely quickly during Russia’s current rapid advance on the front.
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