Indrek Kannik said : "The Russians definitely put him in his place. That much is clear. Whether we can call it degrading or not is a matter of taste. At the same time, I believe we are overemphasizing this entire matter to some extent. Looking at Europe as whole, it was not a matter of historical significance for most countries. I believe that the visit was watched much more closely in our corner of Europe. That is one part of the background here,"

err-en Tuesday, February 9, 2021 6:34:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik explained ( about Josep Borrell ) : "I agree with those who say it might end up benefiting us in the long run. Estonia and several other countries clearly said that trying to negotiate with Russia with this level of preparation and in the current situation is rather foolish. I believe that Borrell's visit proved that. We would do well not to continue rubbing it in, while it has given us a relatively good starting position for future Russia debates inside the European Union,"

err-en Tuesday, February 9, 2021 6:34:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "Damage has definitely been caused. Statements like this from the members of the government leave their mark. The U.S. embassy will note it down, the Washington Post article will be noticed,"

err-en Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "It can be smoothed out. This will be done by certain politicians and diplomats, and it is possible to carry out a couple of times. If these kinds of things continue, however, the damage will intesify of course,"

err-en Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "I cannot see that in the current situation how our eastern neighbor, who has its own issues ranging from Belarus to the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, has any desire to create more serious security problems in our region"

err-en Friday, November 6, 2020 7:32:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "If we are still assuming that this is a relatively short-term phase of instability and crisis, then I do not think that China risks taking very big steps in this situation,"

err-en Friday, November 6, 2020 7:32:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "The Russians definitely put him in his place. That much is clear. Whether we can call it degrading or not is a matter of taste. At the same time, I believe we are overemphasizing this entire matter to some extent. Looking at Europe as whole, it was not a matter of historical significance for most countries. I believe that the visit was watched much more closely in our corner of Europe. That is one part of the background here,"

err-en Tuesday, February 9, 2021 6:34:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik explained ( about Josep Borrell ) : "I agree with those who say it might end up benefiting us in the long run. Estonia and several other countries clearly said that trying to negotiate with Russia with this level of preparation and in the current situation is rather foolish. I believe that Borrell's visit proved that. We would do well not to continue rubbing it in, while it has given us a relatively good starting position for future Russia debates inside the European Union,"

err-en Tuesday, February 9, 2021 6:34:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "Damage has definitely been caused. Statements like this from the members of the government leave their mark. The U.S. embassy will note it down, the Washington Post article will be noticed,"

err-en Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "It can be smoothed out. This will be done by certain politicians and diplomats, and it is possible to carry out a couple of times. If these kinds of things continue, however, the damage will intesify of course,"

err-en Tuesday, November 10, 2020 2:18:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "I cannot see that in the current situation how our eastern neighbor, who has its own issues ranging from Belarus to the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, has any desire to create more serious security problems in our region"

err-en Friday, November 6, 2020 7:32:00 PM EAT

Indrek Kannik said : "If we are still assuming that this is a relatively short-term phase of instability and crisis, then I do not think that China risks taking very big steps in this situation,"

err-en Friday, November 6, 2020 7:32:00 PM EAT