Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday that the security of Baltic states and Germany was inseparable, vowing closer cooperation to counter what he said was Russia’s combination of conventional and unconventional attacks as he headed to Tallinn, APA reports citing Reuters.
“The security of the Baltics is also our security in Germany," Wadephul said ahead of his visit to Estonia and Denmark.
“There we are witnessing the full toolkit of Russia’s hybrid aggression,” Wadephul said, adding that Estonia and other Baltic nations had warned early about the risks.
“Today, we in the EU and NATO benefit from their foresight and expertise — and we want to deepen this cooperation further,” Wadephul said.
Security would also feature prominently in talks with Denmark.
“The need to better protect critical infrastructure in the Baltic and North Seas is a priority that Denmark is also advancing as part of its EU Council presidency,” he said. “We all in Europe benefit from clean beaches and secure trade routes, as well as from reliable electricity and data lines.”
