“I do not think it is right that Estonia wants to close the Sputnik channel. The media should be free, even if we don’t like them ... We cannot remain silent about such things, ”he wrote on his Facebook page.
Ex-Prime Minister of Estonia recalled that his party has always fought for the freedom of any media.
On December 18, it was reported that Sputnik Estonia employees received letters with threats of criminal prosecution in the event of continued employment with MIA Russia Today after January 1, 2020.
In Estonia, the situation was explained by EU sanctions against the head of the MIA “Russia Today” Dmitry Kiselyov.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin called the current situation around Sputnik in Estonia "amazing cynicism" of the Baltic authorities.