The Estonian Foreign Minister said that now is a historic moment for Ukraine's integration into the European Union and NATO, and that such a decision would guarantee security for both Ukraine and Europe as a whole.
"It's not just about us giving security guarantees to Ukraine, but our region also needs security guarantees from Ukraine, because Ukraine is now the largest, most effective, and most experienced military power in our region," he emphasized.
He warned that leaving Ukraine in the so-called gray zone would open the door for continued Russian aggression on the European continent.
"So we need to see this together, because these gray zones or neutral countries or buffer zones, whatever we call them, are just a green light for Putin to continue further aggression towards Europe. So we must understand that this is also our opportunity: Ukraine is now fighting not only for itself and its freedom, but also giving us time to establish a new structure for European security," he said.
Tsahkna believes that Ukraine is currently not only defending its own freedom but also giving Europe time to build a new security architecture.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on April 1, after talks with negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, that the parties agreed on strengthening security guarantees for Ukraine.
Earlier, on March 25, Zelensky noted that the United States offers security guarantees to Kyiv only in exchange for the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the unoccupied part of Donbas.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed these claims as false, while Zelensky maintains that guarantees would only follow after the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from that area.