‘Estonia will not encourage the EU to boost ties with Russia’: an interview with Baltic-Russian relations expert Karmo Tüür

... and find jobs in Brussels and Helsinki and Dublin. Therefore, I would argue that the troubles of Estonians are not greatly connected to EU membership. Does this distress nonetheless imply a turn towards Russia? Is it a reason for enhanced economic cooperation between Russia and Estonia along with its Baltic neighbours? Undeniably, there are nostalgics. The mainstream, however, is happy with the status quo. They say ‘nothing good will ever come from the East, even bad weather comes from there’. On a very simple level, many think that ...