Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha voiced support for Estonia’s decision to close its border with the Russian Federation, which organised an attack on the Estonian defence company Threod Systems.
As reported by the press service of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, Sybiha believes Russia’s actions must not go unanswered.
“By targeting a European defence company, Russia is showing how far it is prepared to go to undermine Europe’s security and obstruct military support for Ukraine. Moscow is increasingly resorting to sabotage and intimidation against European countries, and such actions cannot go unanswered... We need stronger, co-ordinated action to counter Russian sabotage, increase pressure on Moscow, and ensure accountability for such actions. Every such attack must carry a real cost for the aggressor,” the minister said.
He noted that Estonia’s decision to close all border crossing points on the border with Russia from 1 December “sends a clear signal that hostile actions have concrete consequences”.
“Estonia has shown that Russian sabotage can and must have consequences that go beyond diplomatic condemnation. This approach deserves broader support across Europe,” the Foreign Ministry stressed.
- Estonia’s Internal Security Service confirmed that Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU, ordered an arson attack on the Estonian defence industry company Threod Systems on 14 November. The attempt was unsuccessful.
- Threod Systems is known to manufacture drones.
- As a result, Estonia decided to close all border crossing points on the border with the Russian Federation from 1 December.