Baltic states condemn Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine, urge pressure on Russia

European officials shared their statements on X. 

Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna reposted a message from Ukraine’s president showing footage of a Kyiv apartment building where all nine floors of one section collapsed after a direct hit.

“An appalling number of people were killed in one of Russia’s most brutal attacks on Kyiv yet. I say it again: only strong, sustained economic & political pressure on Russia can end this cycle of death & destruction,” Tsahkna wrote.

"Another night of russian terror in Ukraine. This is putin’s response to calls for ceasefire: more violence. He will only choose peace if he is forced to,"  Inga Tolockiene, Lithuania's ambassador to Ukraine, wrote. 
 

“The root cause of this aggression is Russia itself, and it must be addressed without delay. The 18th EU sanctions package must be adopted now,” wrote Lithuania’s Foreign Minister, Kestutis Budrys.

Latvia’s Foreign Minister, Baiba Braže, shared a post from President Zelenskyy without additional comments.

Germany’s and the United Kingdom’s ambassadors also responded to the large-scale attacks during the night of June 17.

• In the early hours of June 17, Russia attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles. Strikes were reported in Kyiv, the Kyiv region, Odesa, and Zaporizhzhia.