The statement of Urmas Reinsalu, chairman of the parliamentary party Isamaa (Fatherland) and former head of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that the opening of voting stations in Russian embassies in the European Union should be prohibited is consistent with “cave Russophobia”. It was stated RIA News At the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The ministry said that Reinsalu’s statement was not surprising, which was in line with the “cave Russophobia” that, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is characteristic of modern EU politicians and “the collective West as a whole”.
According to the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, politicians who propose such things in their desire to “defeat” the Russian Federation lose their “democratic” shine and forget about the “values and principles” of democracy, including elections.
“We see this as nothing more than an attempt to introduce a new discriminatory measure against our compatriots living in Estonia, who were denied Estonian citizenship and are now proposed to be deprived of the opportunity to enjoy the rights arising from Russian citizenship,” he emphasized. .
21 December, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna statedHe said his country would not interfere with voting at the Russian embassy in Tallinn on the day of the Russian presidential election.
Previously Estonia introduced Vehicles with Russian license plates were banned from entering.