Rivas: Estonia wishes to observe the Russian Federation a friendly neighbor
Prime Minister of Estonia, Taavi Rivas said that he wanted to watch the Russian Federation a friendly neighbor, but, " unfortunately, the situation is different ".
" It would be nice if it happened, " he said, answering the question whether it is possible at present to expect that the Russian Federation will find your peaceful place in the European security architecture.
according to him, as the Prime Minister of the country bordering Russia, he wished to see her as a friendly neighbor.
" But if you look at the chain of events, beginning in 2008 in Georgia, then Ukraine, we do not see that the Russian Federation is committed To those ideals, To which, as we thought that it would. Unfortunately, we must deal with the current state of Affairs, and I wish that Russia abide by those values, which we appreciate, but now the situation is different, " said Rivas, speaking at the Atlantic Council in the capital of the United States, in the framework of the visit to the United States.
However, he said that the current situation in the Euro-Atlantic area can be compared not with the Cold war, but rather with the " Big game " of the nineteenth century, when Russia has taken steps to assure their prestige in the European arena.
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