Russia is bringing its terror to the doorstep of the EU and NATO – Estonian FM

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna warned on September 13 that Russia poses a threat to all of Europe after a Russian drone strike on a train at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The Estonian delegation had crossed the Yahodyn checkpoint just prior to the attack. Tsahkna emphasized that Russia's actions near the border did not signify the end of its threat.

He pointed out that Europe has repeatedly been targeted by Russian sabotage and provocations, including the potential of explosives being inserted into European logistics chains with disastrous consequences for innocent lives. Tsahkna stressed that Russia is already a threat to the entire continent and called for urgent military assistance and air defense systems for Ukraine, alongside tougher sanctions to curtail the funding for Russia's military operations.

He argued that aiding Ukraine is not charity or someone else's conflict, but an investment in the security of all of Europe. Russian forces targeted a passenger train near the Poland-Ukraine border on September 13, as reported by German newspaper Der Spiegel. The train, en route from Kyiv to Warsaw, was struck at the Yahodyn checkpoint, situated just two kilometers from the Polish border.

Notable passengers aboard included senior European officials from Poland and Ukraine, such as former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a close adviser to Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Günter Sautter. Ukrainian Railways stated that the European officials' train crossed the border 90 minutes before the drone strike. However, former CIA Director David Petraeus was aboard a separate train at the station when the attack occurred.