“Russia will not ignore such statements, and, no doubt, will respond to such attacks ... The Baltic countries, like Poland, were liberated from the Nazis by the Soviet troops. They preserved their infrastructure and architectural monuments due to the fact that the Soviet command made every effort to capture the cities without their total destruction, ”said Balbek.
According to him, in today's Poland and Estonia “some kind of hysteria is raging” regarding the events of the Second World War.
“And some politicians are trying to make a certain populist capital for themselves,” the parliamentarian concluded.
Earlier, Põlluaas, in anticipation of a meeting with members of the Polish Armed Forces, said that Russia was trying to “rewrite” history “for the sake of its goals.”
He emphasized that Estonia and Poland remain faithful allies in NATO and the European Union and share views on historical events and security threats in the modern world.