Any potential decision on the part of the Russian Federation to deploy nuclear weapons is in the hands of one person alone, namely regime leader Vladimir Putin, panelists on Tuesday's edition of 'UV faktor' agreed.
Behind every step the Russian Federation takes lies strategic considerations, leading Estonian politicians said on Wednesday's edition of politics panel show 'Esimene stuudio' during a week which has seen a major gas leak from the undersea Nord Stream pipeline.
Leo Kunnas (EKRE), vice-chair of the Riigikogu's National Defense Committee said on ETV's morning show "Terevisioon," that mobilization will not enable Russia to meet its objectives in Ukraine.
Russians are obeying the order to mobilize but motivation is "exceptionally low", researcher Igor Gretski said on Friday. Estonian security experts said the order still needs to be taken seriously.
Chairman of the Riigikogu National Defense Committee Raimond Kaljulaid said that the committee was given an overview of the communication between security agencies and the Ministry of Defense on Wednesday. Kaljulaid was assured the relationship is professional and businesslike.