Russia: you’re either friend or foe
May 21, 2021
Estonian Life No. 20 2021
With a few exceptions, countries with historic relations with Russia (good or bad), countries situated closer to Russia, are more likely to be regarded by Moscow as a foe than a friend.
It’s self-evident why. Russian military is still occupying large sections of Georgia and Moldava commanding aggressive military operations in Eastern Ukraine. It’s not difficult to understand why Russia’s post-Soviet neighbours do not readily cozy up to Moscow.
Thus in April it was reported that a list of countries to be declared unfriendly by Russia’s foreign ministry would consist of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech republic, Georgia, Ukraine, the U.K. and of course the U.S.A.
Relations between Washington and Moscow have rapidly deteriorated since Joe Biden took office, especially after Biden, in an interview, did not disagree with the notion that Vladimir Putin was a killer.
On May 14, the Kremlin issued a decree that designated the U.S.A. and the Czech Repubic as “unfriendly countries that have committed unfriendly steps” against Russia. The Czech Republic was blamed for stating Russian agents were involved in the explosion of an ammunition depot in 2014.
Observers note that Germany and France were not part of the original list compiled for evaluation by the Kremlin despite their frequent criticism of Moscow.
(Read more: Estonian Life No. 20 2021 paber- and PDF/digi)
Laas Leivat, Toronto
