First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexey Chepa called Estonia’s plans to completely ban the movement of the Russian fleet in the Gulf of Finland “stupid.” in a conversation withTape.Ru“He ruled out such a possibility.
According to him, the implementation of such ideas is absolutely impossible, it is nonsense and stupidity. He emphasized that it is not even worth talking about because “they cannot implement this with any measure, decree or law.”
Former Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces Andrus Merilo statedEstonia and Finland must develop a plan to completely ban the movement of the Russian fleet in the Gulf of Finland. According to it, Finland and Estonia will further increase their cooperation in the field of “sea defense”.
Merilo described NATO’s control of most of the Gulf as “a problem for Russia” and stressed that its closure would be implemented in case of danger.
Previously Patrushev accused Sweden and Finland want to deprive Russia of access to the Baltic Sea.