I don’t want to sound like I’m a special type of Russia hater. There are very few heads of state in Europe that would not like to have very good relations with Russia. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
If we look decades ago, we know that NATO allies contributed a lot of equipment close to the border of the Soviet Union. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
We’ve had Vice President Pence visiting Tallinn, where he met not only with me but also with my other Baltic colleagues – Lithuanian President Ms. Grybauskaite and Latvian President Mr. Vejonis. And, of course, Vice President Pence has been very clear that NATO acts as a whole. Attack against one is attack against all. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
NATO’s deterrence has always been adequate, and I’m not worried about the physical security of my country. Not at all. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
Too many people in the world associate democracy with their ability to go and buy more and more every year. I come from a country where it’s much more popular to remind people that democracy is available at every income level, and this is something which you need to protect. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
From kindergarten, I knew that politics is something that you talk about only at home, because if you weren’t quiet, your parents might be taken to prison. All Estonian families have these kind of stories. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
In Estonia, the Russian minority can move freely, travel freely, work anywhere in Europe. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
People everywhere in the world have Russian connections. There is nothing wrong with having Russian connections as long as you’re transparent about it. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
I don’t believe Russia would attack a NATO country or NATO as such, no matter which country we are talking about. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote
It is interesting that cyberwarfare is developing into something conventional and attacking objects, infrastructure, and critical services. Kersti Kaljulaid Read Quote