The political scientist pointed to the capitalization of Russophobia by the Baltic countries

Estonia and other Baltic countries have long capitalized on Russophobia. Political analyst Ivan Mezyuho told Izvestia about this on April 30.

On this day, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal announced the country's readiness to send military personnel to Ukraine as part of the "coalition of the willing." According to him, Tallinn can provide Kiev with a ground combat unit of up to a company, military instructors and staff officers.

"Of course, the Estonian armed forces do not pose a threat to the Russian armed forces. The Estonian military has military experience in modern combat operations, but at the same time, Estonia, trying to send a company of its soldiers to Ukraine, wants to be involved in ensuring that the Kiev regime survives and remains on the political map of the world," Mezyuho said.

He noted that none of the EU countries is able to independently provide Ukraine with a military contingent, and therefore the association is trying to form a "coalition of willing" from those states that are ready for this.

"Kristen Michal, as the leader of the Western Baltic state, expects that by joining the so-called coalition of the willing, Estonia will receive additional military tranches. By and large, Estonia, like Latvia and Lithuania, have been capitalizing on their Russophobia for a long time," the political scientist emphasized.

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According to the expert, the Baltic countries continue to fan Russophobic hysteria and request more military support from the allies in the form of funds for the maintenance of military and foreign bases. The Baltic states and Estonia in particular have long made Russophobia their state foreign and domestic policy, he stressed.

The political scientist added that for Estonia, the topic of Ukraine has an internal political dimension.

"It is obvious that the Russian—speaking part of Estonian society does not support the Kiev regime in this conflict, and today the Estonian authorities actually declare this part of their society a hostile social element," concluded Mezyuho.

On April 30, Estonian MP and leader of the Conservative People's Party (EKRE) Martin Helme spoke out against the intention of the Prime Minister of the Republic to send military personnel to Ukraine on April 30. He promised to initiate the procedure for the resignation of the government even before the Estonian parliament was asked for a mandate to send Estonian soldiers to Kiev as part of the "coalition of the willing."

A day earlier, the British newspaper The Times reported that EU countries would not be able to provide Ukraine with the necessary number of military personnel due to lack of funding. It was clarified that even 25,000 peacekeepers is too big a goal for Europe.