(ANSA-AP) - MOSCOW, APRIL 18 - The presidents of Russia and
Estonia have sat down for talks at the Kremlin for the first
time in nearly a decade. Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid
arrived in Moscow on Thursday to hold talks with President
Vladimir Putin.
Putin told Kaljulaid in opening remarks that the lack of
high-level contacts between Russia and Estonia is "not a normal
situation" and said that both countries have a lot of issues in
common, including environment issues surrounding the Baltic Sea
and security.
Estonia, which borders Russia's northwest and is home to a
large Russian-speaking minority, was spooked by Russia's
annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its support for separatists in
eastern Ukraine. Estonia has since hosted scores of NATO
military drills, aimed to deterring potential Russian
aggression. (ANSA-AP).
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