Citizens of the Russian Federation ordinarily resident in Estonia who go to fight against Ukrainian forces in the current conflict will not be admitted reentry into Estonia, the Ministry of the Interior announced Wednesday, following a 'part mobilization' of Russian reservists announced by Vladimir Putin.
Estonia does not prevent Russian citizens here from leaving, but there is no way back. "Estonia has not imposed restrictions on leaving Estonia for citizens of the Russian Federation. If we find out that they went to war, they will not have a way back to Estonia," said Undersecretary for Internal Security of the Ministry of the Interior, Veiko Kommusaar.
Today at noon the defense force gave an emergency press conference. "The mobilization system of the Russian Federation is radically different, where records are kept by place of residence. If there are lists of units somewhere, reservists are listed there by place of residence. As a rule, they have not met other members of the unit," said Deputy Commander of the Defense Forces Major General Veiko-Vello Palm Veiko-Vello Palm is an Estonian Major General of the Estonian Defence Forces. .
"We have a package of measures being finalized and developed. It can't be said that we don't have to do anything. The direct military threat to Estonia has not increased. But when we see what the next steps are, we know what to do next. This situation should not be underestimated," said Palm.