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Kallas said that by increasing military spending she is committing political suicide.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[Regnum] Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas believes that she is committing political suicide by taking unpopular measures aimed at strengthening the republic's defense. She announced this on March 21 in an interview with EUobserver. It is noted that the head of the Estonian government increased taxes in the republic to cover the country's defense expenses. “I am committing political suicide, but I have no choice,” she said. As Regnum reported, on March 13, Kallas refused to guarantee members of parliament that Estonian military personnel would not be sent to the combat zone in Ukraine. According to her, she cannot give such guarantees due to the fact that circumstances may change. The Prime Minister said on March 7 that she would not stand for election to the European Parliament. Kallas noted that she will instead continue to work as head of the Estonian government. The Politico newspaper reported on March 4, citing sources, that the European Union does not want to see Callas as high representative for foreign affairs and security policy because of her negative attitude towards Russia. It was noted that France and Germany would not agree to this for the same reason that she was not suitable for work in NATO. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 published a list of “the most hostile towards Russia” representatives of the Baltic countries. It includes 347 citizens of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, including politicians, among whom is Kallas. Related: Kaja Kallas: 2024-03-14 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 13, 2024 Kaja Kallas: 2024-03-04 Support Grows For Rutte As Next NATO Boss, But Eastern Europe Still Lurking Kaja Kallas: 2024-03-01 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: February 29, 2024 Related: Estonia: 2024-03-20 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 19, 2024 Estonia: 2024-03-17 Canadian Jewish agencies sue government over rules they say curb kosher meat industry Estonia: 2024-03-16 'Signal to Moscow.' What did NATO soldiers do on the northern borders of Russia? Posted by: badanov 2024-03-22 |
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