The head of Estonia, Kirsti Kaliulaid, said that the country has a "difficult neighbor". She stated this at a reception on the occasion of the Independence Day of Estonia, the website of the president said.

"We have different neighbors. There are democratic, and there is not much. Companions in the fate of the past century and those with whom we are now in the foot. We also have one difficult neighbor. But the neighbor is a neighbor. He does not remain without attention even when, for several decades, we are disappointed, "Kalyulaid said.

In early February, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Department published an annual review of the country's security threats. It also refers to the "existential threat" of Estonia and other Baltic countries from Russia. The department was also warned of Russia's attempts to "belittle and blacken the Estonian statehood" in connection with the 100th anniversary of Estonia's independence, as well as Latvia and Lithuania.

"Historical propagandists disseminate the Kremlin's messages, and pseudo-analytical centers try in every possible way to belittle and blacken these events," the report said. At the same time, analysts called the direct military invasion of Russia into the Baltic region unlikely in 2018.

In an interview with RBC, Leonid Kalashnikov, chairman of the State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, said that the Baltic countries have been accusing Russia of possible interference for several years. The purpose of such accusations, according to Kalashnikov, is to draw the attention of the United States and receive military support from them. As a response to "unfriendly actions", Kalashnikov proposed to put economic pressure on the Baltic countries.

Link: https://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews/5a9255479a79473309e1212c