The Prime Minister of Estonia refused the Pentagon's request not to call Putin a "rat". Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, referring to the Reuters leak that the Pentagon advised Baltic politicians to avoid harsh words against Vladimir Putin, promised that she would not change her statements about the Russian president, writes Delphi. It was Michal's statement, comparing Putin to a in a corner, that US Representative Elbridge Colby cited as an example of "failed rhetoric." Michal said that doing favors with dictators only leads to humiliation, and we should talk about real threats and not keep silent. "I'm not going to hold back. Putin is a dictator who kills women and children. And he will continue to do so until he is forced to change course," said the Estonian politician, who described the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine as terrorism. More details.

The Prime Minister of Estonia refused the Pentagon's request not to call Putin a "rat". Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, referring to the Reuters leak that the Pentagon advised Baltic politicians to avoid harsh words against Vladimir Putin, promised that she would not change her statements about the Russian president, writes Delphi. It was Michal's statement, comparing Putin to a in a corner, that US Representative Elbridge Colby cited as an example of "failed rhetoric." Michal said that doing favors with dictators only leads to humiliation, and we should talk about real threats and not keep silent. "I'm not going to hold back. Putin is a dictator who kills women and children. And he will continue to do so until he is forced to change course," said the Estonian politician, who described the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine as terrorism. More details.