Marko Mihkelson, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Estonia's parliament, has said Russia should have no place at negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Axar.az reports that, in a post on X, Mihkelson said negotiations were necessary but should contribute to a just and lasting peace.

"Negotiations to end the war in Europe are necessary. But they must be negotiations that genuinely contribute to achieving a just and lasting peace. Russia, as the country that started and continues this war, must have no seat at the negotiating table," Mihkelson wrote.

"The leaders of the United States and Europe, including Ukraine, must decide on the strategy and tactics needed to bring the war to a genuine end, and on how to ensure that the Euro-Atlantic security architecture, with NATO at its core, is strengthened - with Ukraine as part of it - to secure lasting peace across the continent," he added.