Russian authorities initiated criminal charges against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (who claims the charges are politically motivated). The charges appear to be over former Soviet Statues in the Baltics which are being dismantled. By Wednesday government officials from all three of the Baltic Republics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) had been placed on Russia's wanted list. An official press release from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was released in response to this latest move by the Kremlin.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Republic of Estonia
After Russia invaded the Ukraine nearly two years ago the Prime Minister announced that all the country's Soviet monuments in public spaces would be taken down. In response, all three countries have summoned the Russian Ambassadors for an explanation.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/europe/russia-estonia-kaja-kalla-intl/index.html
Prime Minister isn't surprised by this move. Estonia is a strong supporter of Ukraine.
Russia is preparing for a war with the West that it predicts will happen within the next decade. According to intelligence gathered by Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service, the number of Russian troops stationed along its border with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania is expected to double though an invasion in the short run is very unlikely to happen.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...frontation-with-west-says-estonia-2024-02-13/
Source official Press Release: https://vm.ee/en/news/ministry-foreign-affairs-summons-russias-charge-daffaires-0Today 14 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires a.i. Lenar Salimullin in connection with media reports about the decision of the Russian Federation to add Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop to the Russian Interior Ministry’s list of wanted persons.
A representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed indignation about adding the names of Estonian officials to the wanted list of Russia’s Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested a written explanation to this information.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also notified the representative of Russia that these steps by the Russian state will not stop us from doing the right thing and Estonia will not change its resolute support for Ukraine.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Republic of Estonia
After Russia invaded the Ukraine nearly two years ago the Prime Minister announced that all the country's Soviet monuments in public spaces would be taken down. In response, all three countries have summoned the Russian Ambassadors for an explanation.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/13/europe/russia-estonia-kaja-kalla-intl/index.html
Prime Minister isn't surprised by this move. Estonia is a strong supporter of Ukraine.
Russia is preparing for a war with the West that it predicts will happen within the next decade. According to intelligence gathered by Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service, the number of Russian troops stationed along its border with Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania is expected to double though an invasion in the short run is very unlikely to happen.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europ...frontation-with-west-says-estonia-2024-02-13/