Estonia is to close its border with Russia after blaming the Kremlin for a suspected attack on a defense technology company, Estonia’s prime minister said Sunday.
Eight people have been detained after allegedly attempting an arson attack on the company overnight on Saturday, authorities say. No one was injured.
Estonian security services say the attempted attack was carried out on the orders of Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU.
Russia just seeing how much they can attack a NATO country without triggering article 5
It would seem a lot of their fear about their proximity to Russia had some grounding to it.
Tbh, I’m kinda surprised it was open this long, though admittedly I’m out of the loop when it comes to the Baltic states
There is a large amount of people living in Eastern Estonia with strong family ties to Russia, and for a big chunk of them their main language is Russian.The city of Narva is a good example of this. I would guess there is a lot for a Government to consider with this situation in mind.
Tallinn, the capital is highly Russian populated as well. Like when I lived there, if you knew no lick of Estonian, you could get by speaking Russian.
Good
That’s why Russia can’t have nice things.
