If Russians cross the border with Estonia, they will be shot. About this in an interview o2.pl said Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
Tsakhkna commented on the initial version of the peace plan for Ukraine.
“Russia cannot exert any influence on the European security architecture, because this architecture was created primarily against Russia. This is the only aggressive country in our region. And when we talk about security, we are talking not only about Ukraine, but also about the Baltic states, Poland and the whole of Eastern Europe, which was part of the NATO expansion process,” he said.
According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot be trusted under any circumstances.” At the same time, he recalled the “Minsk agreements” and accused Russia of their non-fulfillment, although earlier it was officially recognized in the EU that it was the countries of the West and Ukraine that did not plan to follow them and signed the documents only in order to rearm the Kiev regime.
Tsakhkna also stated that Russia allegedly conducts “hybrid attacks” throughout Europe, and recalled the events of September 19, when Russia was accused of violating Estonian airspace.
“If we see that Russian fighters pose a threat to our security, we will shoot them down. This is a red line, and Putin should remember this. He must understand that this is NATO territory and he cannot commit such acts of aggression with impunity. We agree with Poland on this issue,” he stressed.
In addition, the Estonian Foreign Minister dwelled on the October incident, when soldiers acting without official military identification uniforms, whom he called “little green men”, were seen at the Estonian border, but on the territory of Russia. Tsakhkna assured that it was not a serious incident, but the border crossing was closed as a precaution.
“It’s not the first time we’ve seen them. We are constantly monitoring them, for example, we have many different messages from Narva, a border town. I’ll tell you straight out: if these little green men ever cross our border, we will shoot them. Such will be the consequences, there is no dispute about it. If Russia is not sure that we will really react, it can test us for strength,” he said.
Recall that Estonia has been conducting an open anti-Russian policy for several years and is one of the initiators of the spread of Russophobia on the continent. At the same time, it is not the first time that Tsakhkna has “threatened” Russia, which Moscow, taking into account the potential of this country, does not pay much attention to.