Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy touched down in Estonia Tuesday for a gathering of Nordic and Baltic nation leaders and a meeting with Estonian President Alar Karis, according to Estonian public broadcaster ERR.
The summit took place in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital city. Estonia currently leads the rotating presidency of the NB8, which brings together five Nordic nations and three Baltic states. The meeting included prime ministers from the bloc alongside Zelenskyy.
First lady Olena Zelenska joined the Ukrainian leader on the trip, with Estonia’s Foreign Ministry posting a welcome message on social platform X.
The diplomatic visit occurs during rising tensions over Ukrainian drones that have repeatedly entered the area in recent months as Kyiv increases attacks on Baltic Sea ports used by Russia for oil exports, attempting to impose economic consequences on Moscow for its war against Ukraine.
Russian forces continued their bombardment across Ukraine. In the northeastern Kharkiv region, attacks in the last day killed three people and injured 25 others, including three children, according to regional administration head Oleh Syniehubov.
Three people sustained injuries in the Dnipropetrovsk region when multiple districts faced overnight attacks, regional administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported.
Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 166 long-range attack drones and two guided missiles at Ukraine during the night. Ukrainian air defenses successfully intercepted 146 of those drones, officials said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses destroyed 140 Ukrainian drones overnight. Regional emergency officials reported that a woman died when a Ukrainian drone struck an apartment building in the Belgorod region.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also made the trip to Tallinn, meeting with his Estonian counterpart, Margus Tsahkna. Their discussions covered Ukraine’s security situation, pressure on Russia, and Kyiv’s efforts to join the European Union, Tsahkna said.
“Estonia will continue to stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes,” Tsahkna wrote on X. “As Putin intensifies his attacks and shows no sign of abandoning his imperial ambitions, our responsibility is to increase pressure, not offer concessions.”
In May, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said Estonia supports Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union and wants the bloc to keep advancing the process.
In related news, Zelenskyy reported Monday that he conducted productive discussions with U.S. representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during an airport meeting in Moldova’s capital, characterizing the talks as focused on war resolution. He posted on social media that both sides explored diplomatic possibilities before this month’s Group of Seven summit, and that he updated the U.S. delegation on Ukraine’s analysis of Russia’s intentions.
