Overview
- Volodymyr Zelensky, in a Sunday television interview, warned that Russia could launch a new mobilization to escalate the war or strike the Baltic states and linked Russia’s mobile internet curbs to plans to quell dissent.
- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Monday that Estonia sees no Russian force buildup or preparations to attack NATO territory and added that such claims from allies make cooperation harder.
- Tsahkna reaffirmed confidence in NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense pledge after Zelensky voiced doubts that the alliance would respond if the Baltics were attacked.
- Senior Estonian figures, including parliament foreign affairs chair Marko Mihkelson, argued the public warnings risk feeding Russian narratives and urged sensitive threat messages be shared through direct channels.
- The dispute comes as Moscow issues public threats toward the Baltics and publishes a list tying European sites to Ukrainian drone work, yet Estonian authorities say they still see no signs of an imminent strike on the region.