‘Moscow wants to signal that Estonia is not a real country’: Estonian PM Kallas
Back to homepage / Shows / Talking Europe Issued on: 22/03/2024 – 15:40 11:49 TALKING EUROPE © FRANCE 24 Estonia’s prime minister insists there is a crisis in European defence that needs to be solved now. Kaja Kallas tells Talking Europe that private funding for the acquisition of lethal weapons is blocked, which means the […]
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Estonia’s prime minister insists there is a crisis in European defence that needs to be solved now. Kaja Kallas tells Talking Europe that private funding for the acquisition of lethal weapons is blocked, which means the “vibrant” tech sector cannot be engaged. She also urges EU members to consider jointly raising capital on the markets to help Ukraine, which she says will be cheaper than doing so individually. We also discuss Russia putting Kallas on a “wanted” list over the removal or destruction of Soviet-era monuments in Estonia. By invoking Russian domestic laws that don’t apply in Estonia, the Kremlin is signalling that “Estonia is not a real country”, Kallas says.
Programme prepared by Perrine Desplats, Agnès Le Cossec and Sophie Samaille (Footage: Luke Brown and Alix Le Bourdon)
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