Washington, March 26, 2025 – The Europe Today: The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Tuesday to express concerns over the United States’ policy on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“The Baltic states are quite skeptical about Russia’s intentions,” Latvia’s Baiba Braze stated at a joint press conference. “Our intel assessments clearly show that Russia and their instruments of power are all aligned toward war, not toward peace.”
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna echoed similar sentiments, telling the French AFP news agency, “The only person who can actually finish this war is [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, and we just don’t see in the last couple of weeks that he has actually put anything on the table.”
Tsahkna further asserted that Putin continues his “full-scale war on the battlefield” despite ongoing diplomatic efforts. “We need to understand that Russia is a brutal country, and the war is very brutal.”
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, all members of the European Union and NATO, share a history of Soviet occupation in the 20th century. The three nations are among the highest spenders on defense as a share of GDP and remain staunch supporters of Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression.
