CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Russia and Estonia have expelled the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move, saying that their diplomatic missions will be headed by charges d’affaires. Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Estonian Ambassador Margus Laidre and ordered him to leave the country by the 7th of February.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soviet troops deported 20, 700 Estonians to Siberia on March 25-26, 1949, including some 3, 750 individuals who died during the deportations. Some 30, 000 Estonians were imprisoned for political reasons between 1944 and 1951, including some 6, 300 individuals who died during imprisonment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Estonia was part of the Russian Empire from 1710, but still, the Baltic Germans remained the upper class. Estonians were enslaved until 1816 (Estonian part) and 1819 (Livonian part).

Detailed explanation-4: -After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Estonia, as one of the EU countries, imposed sanctions on Russia, and Russia added all EU countries to the list of “unfriendly nations".