SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — With a mere 1.2 million residents, Estonia is amongst NATO’s smallest members, however its contributions to Ukraine have led the pack by a large margin. Estonia’s navy help to Ukraine has reached 3.6 p.c of GDP; by that metric, Denmark is the second most beneficiant donor, at 2.4 p.c; the U.S., by comparability, has given the equal of 0.32 p.c of GDP, based on the Kiel Institute’s Ukraine Support Tracker. There’s a motive for Estonia’s generosity; it was invaded by the Russian-led Soviet Union twice up to now century and in the end received its freedom from Moscow in 1991. And given its small dimension and border with Russia, Estonia is prone to be among the many first victims if the Kremlin widens its warfare on Europe past Ukraine.
Margus Tsahkna, the nation’s 47-year-old overseas minister (and former protection minister), has gained a popularity for talking plainly about Russian President Vladimir Putin and his clearly-stated aim to rebuild the Soviet Union, or the Russian Empire of Tsar Peter the Nice. Putin’s ambitions, Tsahkna says, are the rationale why Russia have to be defeated in Ukraine, earlier than the warfare spirals uncontrolled and strikes to different components of Europe.
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