Estonian Leaders Clash Over Calls for European Talks With Putin

Estonia’s President triggered a backlash from the government of one of the European Union’s biggest Russia hawks by declaring his support for direct talks between the bloc and Moscow.

Alar Karis said in an interview with Euronews this week that the bloc’s policy of cutting off dialog with Moscow has cost it a seat at the negotiation table as the US seeks to broker an end to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.