Always against Putin, now she is with a husband who has trade relations with Russia. This is the story of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, leader of the Estonian Reform Party, who received an extension for her second mandate at the helm of the Baltic country in March. The news site InsideOver speaks of “Russiagate,” referring to the scandal that puts the prime minister in an awkward position. But let’s rewind the tape. Kallas was one of the fiercest fighters in the group of Eastern European nations that opposed Vladimir Putin’s positions before the invasion of Ukraine. So much so that after February 24, 2022, he offered his strong support to the Kiev cause. In fact, even before the conflict, Estonia donated howitzers and light weapons to Kiev and then increased its contribution, which was estimated to be between 0.8% and 1% of its total GDP in the first year of the war.
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In his statements to the press, Kallas always rejected any kind of cooperation with Moscow and even defined Russia as “a common enemy of Europe”. According to the magazine, she even went so far as to beg EU and NATO leaders to stop calling Putin in order to increase diplomatic pressure on Moscow. In short, his dislike for the Kremlin boss was evident in all facets. So much so that the UN has also moved to describe the Kallas government’s measures to restrict language education for minorities in Estonia, including Russians, who make up 22% of the population, as potentially harmful to the society and their rights of a large part of the population population to monitor the population.
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But now she is embarrassed by her husband’s business. But what really happened? Estonian public broadcaster Err launched an investigation last week that revealed the following image. Arvo Hallik, husband of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, was chief financial officer (CFO) and held shares in an Estonian transport company, Stark Logistics, which continued to operate in the shrinking trade between his country and Russia even after the green light of the invasion of Ukraine decided by Vladimir Putin . Nothing illegal, to be clear, but enough to cause astonishment and disbelief in public opinion. Kristjan Kraag, CEO of the company, revealed the nature of the relationship: it involved the supply of aerosols and other products to a factory across the border with the Russian Federation, which received weekly deliveries from Stark Logistics. Kallas said he was unaware of these reports. While Hallik, obviously remorseful, informed the company of his resignation. Even though the die has now been cast and it won’t be easy for his wife to weather the storm.
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