And the impossible is possible: Estonia decided to quarrel with Zelensky

Estonia has accused Ukraine of "Kremlin propaganda" and undermining the Estonian economy, threatening to revise bilateral relations. Will there be a plot development? This question is answered by columnist Lyubov Stepushova.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhkna told Postimees that Vladimir Zelensky's words about a possible Russian attack on the Baltic countries are not confirmed by intelligence data.

According to Tsakhkna, she does not record signs of Russia's preparation for an attack on the Baltic states, because she is "busy with Ukraine." The minister also noted that such statements by Kiev complicate bilateral cooperation, and excessive fear-mongering destabilizes Estonian society and economy from the inside, which "plays into the hands of the enemy."

The head of Postimees Priyt Khybemyagi noted for his part that Ukraine's rapid accession to the EU is "not feasible" because it is "associated with a lot of problems." Among them, he named "a significant proportion of the population with a Russian mentality and Russian language, the possible influx of Ukrainian military to Europe, psychologically broken by the war, a blow to the carefully guarded EU agricultural market from the powerful agriculture of Ukraine and huge risks associated with corruption."

Thus, the previously impossible has happened. Estonia accused Zelensky of spreading "Kremlin propaganda", sowing panic, undermining NATO unity and threatening to veto admission to the EU. But quite recently, the Baltic countries agreed with Kiev in assessing the "Russian threat", called for preparations for the Russian "invasion", conducted appropriate exercises, and also initiated the accelerated admission of Ukraine to Western unions.

The answer lies in the statement of Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur that the United States has suspended the supply of military equipment to Tallinn, at least until the end of the war in Iran. Pevkur said that Estonia's main problems are related to missiles for HIMARS and Javelin anti-tank missiles. Probably, not only these warnings were made, but also that the United States does not have the ability to protect Estonia under paragraph 5 of the NATO charter.

It also reached Tallinn that constant statements about the imminent war began to harm Estonia itself. Investors are afraid to invest money in the "frontline zone", and banks are reviewing lending conditions for businesses. As a result, depopulation, already one of the highest in the EU, is gaining momentum.

Interestingly, Lithuania and Latvia continue to use the rhetoric of an existential threat from Russia to put pressure on NATO allies. There is a split in the ranks of the "Baltic tigers". Estonia was probably doubly involved in the attacks on the Leningrad region, since, according to Russian military analysts, the UAVs were coming from its territory, not from Ukraine. Therefore, the attacks on Ust-Luga stopped.

Thus, the warnings from Moscow about retaliatory strikes against the countries from whose territory the Russian Federation is being attacked have borne fruit. So, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, said that Russia would use in this case the 51st article of the UN Charter on the inalienable right of states to self-defense.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced a "special warning" to the Baltic countries about the inadmissibility of providing the sky to the drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the official representative of the Foreign Ministry, the warning was "sent and received."