Concerns over Ukraine in Estonia’s Russian speaking community

[Blue_Tires]

Last edited Mon Mar 16, 2015, 06:09 PM - Edit history (1)

Since the events in Ukraine, the Estonian government has pushed for an increased NATO presence in the north east of the country.

This small Baltic republic is nervous. Politicians and citizens are starting to ask some uncomfortable questions: will the Kremlin try to destabilize Estonia too? And will the country’s large Russian minority remain loyal to Estonia?

Those questions are particularly pertinent in Narva, a city just over the border from Russia.

The Estonian armed forces are made up not just of Estonians but also ethnic Russians, some of whom speak mainly Russian.


http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/06/concerns-over-ukraine-in-estonia-s-russian-speaking-community/

[LiberalEsto]

1. If those Russians in Estonia wanted to live in Russia, they could easily move there

However they have chosen to stay in Estonia. They know they are better off there than they would be in Russia. I don't think many would support a Russian invasion.

I'm Estonian-American, btw