Russian leader Vladimir Putin tried to prevent Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas from becoming NATO Secretary General. According to Kallas, part of this obstruction was her being put on the wanted list by Russian security forces. This year, Russia has put several dozen European officials on the wanted list, including Kallas and Estonian Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop. In her opinion, the Kremlin wanted to show that Estonia is not a real country where Russian laws are in force, and that Kallas herself is an “anti-Russian provocateur.” “The wanted notice was also a signal to my European co…
