The national flag of Estonia . File photoMOSCOW, Aug 16 Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu's statement about the dismantling of Soviet monuments and the possible annulment of residence permits for those who do not agree with these measures is a direct threat from a representative of the authorities, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. She recalled that earlier the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia confirmed that if one of the foreigners who are in Estonia on the basis of a residence permit decides to oppose the dismantling of Soviet monuments, then he needs to take into account the likelihood of his residence permit being canceled. «This is a direct threat from the representative authorities. A threat is not just to freedom of speech, pluralism, historical truth, human rights and freedoms. This is a threat to the Estonian statehood, which has been built according to democratic patterns for 40 years. The fundamental principles of democracy have been undermined by Estonian politicians who are conductors of the will of the Anglo-Saxon metropolis,» Zakharova wrote in the Telegram channel.
In Estonia, visas issued to Russians by other countries were called a problem
