Estland verweigert 261 russischen Staatsbürgern, die im Ukraine-Krieg gekämpft haben, die Einreise

The Ministry of the Interior imposed an entry ban to Estonia last week on 261 russian combatants who had taken part in the war of aggression against Ukraine.

Interior Minister Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said the bans are unavoidable, as those who have committed atrocities in Ukraine in the name of Vladimir Putin have no place in a free and democratic world.

„There is no doubt that these are individuals with a hostile attitude toward Europe. They have combat experience and military training. They often also have a potential prior criminal background. In addition, they have been psychologically traumatized. The threat posed by them is not just abstract. It includes both the possible conducting of tasks for russian special services and participation in organized crime,“ Taro said.

Joosep Kaasik, undersecretary for internal security at the ministry, added that the bans are only the first, with more to follow.

I really wonder what these people even expected…

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If only we could just ban Russian citizens altogether.

Be aware, the Crimean peninsula was taken by Russia in 2014. Ukraine considers this the start of their war, even without the Russian military making further invasions until 2022.

Leading up to the „annexation“, Russia had as many people as possible move to Crimea „to find work“ or visit there as a „tourist“. It was a soft invasion.

By the time 50% of the population were „friendly towards Russia“ it was too late.

Estonia is wise to reject Russian immigrants.

Now imagine how many countries don’t do that.