President of Estonia: Russian Baltic states support the annexation of Crimea, but they themselves do not want to join Russia
Kyiv, September 24 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Ryabov) - Russian Baltic states support the annexation of Crimea, but they themselves do not want to join Russia.
Estonian President Thomas Ilves stated this in an interview with the Ukrainian magazine Tyzhden.
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“The salary of an ordinary tent in Donbass is 200 euros per place. Russian-speaking miner in Estonia – 2 thousand euros. Why would he want to separate himself from something like that? Every person who has the right to permanent residence in Estonia, regardless of citizenship, can travel around Europe without visas, taking advantage of the free movement of labor. If they want to work in London or Paris, they go there. Why should they separate? For the sake of free power in the Tambov region?
In addition, we have the euro, and the ruble is falling. So this doesn't worry us too much.
From sociological research we know that there is no mood to join the Russian Federation among EU citizens and residents...
But we saw a difference in another issue: many Russians in Estonia who watch Russian television support the annexation of Crimea. We are not. At the same time, if you ask them whether they would like to join Russia, they answer: “no,” says Ilves.
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