Estonia slams Russian ‘sabotage’ after arson attack on defence company Milrem Robotics

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna accused Russia of “sabotage” on Tuesday following an arson attack on the premises of defence company, Milrem Robotics, which occurred in August.

“We can conclude with certainty that the arson attack…in Tallinn was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation,” he wrote in a post on X.

He added that the perpetrators of the attack had been apprehended and “no longer pose a threat” and that Estonia had summoned the Russian ambassador.

“This act of sabotage is part of Russia’s broader campaign across Europe, aimed at intimidating us and weakening our support for Ukraine,” Tsahkna wrote.

Estonia, an EU and NATO member state along the alliance’s eastern flank, has accused Russia of several “hybrid” provocations since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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