Estonian prime minister says Putin is "afraid" of war with Nato
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Kaja Kallas says Putin is "afraid" of a war with Nato in an interview with the BBC.

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Estonia’s Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, has told the BBC that Russia’s Vladimir Putin is “afraid” of a war with Nato.

The leader of Estonia, which borders Russia, warned that while Putin is good at “sowing fear”, his threats must also be taken seriously.

Ms Kallas added that Nato countries do not want to go to war with Russia either.

She has previously called on European countries to bolster support for Ukraine, warning that war could expand “very fast in Europe, so no country is left untouched” if Vladimir Putin wins.

  • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    14·
    8 months ago

    He’s afraid of going to war against most powerful, best funded and best equipped military alliance in the history of the planet?

    Of course he is. He be a fool not to.

    But let’s fast forward a year, when President Trump signals that he’s not going to intervene if Russia invades one of the Baltics, when Turkey and Hungary have been doing their best to paralyze what’s left of the alliance. Then suddenly the risk calculus shifts a lot.

    • PringlesEnglish
      13·
      8 months ago

      With both Sweden and Finland now in nato, it’s not the only calculus that has shifted.