Estonia, like Lithuania or Latvia, joined NATO in 2004 and since 2017 has hosted a multinational battalion intended to allow a rapid reaction in the event of a Russian offensive.
Faced with Vladimir Poutine, who calls among other things for the withdrawal of the Allied forces deployed in these countries, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas believes that it is essential to be firm.
LE FIGARO.
- Is the dialogue that began on Monday in Geneva the right response to the recent deployment of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine?
Kaja KALLAS.
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We are not hostile to the idea of initiating a dialogue: NATO has also promoted the creation of a discussion framework for this purpose, in which Moscow has so far refused to get involved.
But, as our allies have just reaffirmed clearly, it is unthinkable to conduct negotiations on the basis of the demands expressed by Russia.
As usual, this country creates a serious problem and then claims to provide a solution by formulating ...
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