“It’s not just Putin’s war. The Russian people also have the responsibility.”

During a speech at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2023, Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas stated that the Russian people also hold responsibility for the military aggression against Ukraine.

“But it’s not just Putin’s war. The Russian people also have a responsibility – as long as territorial expansion is considered a virtue in Russia, and human lives lost are its acceptable side-effects, Russia’s aggression will sooner or later return and there can be no lasting peace in Europe,” she stated.

“Recognizing national guilt and taking personal responsibility for it is the basis for a society to have a future. It is also a basis for breaking Russia’s cycle of violence and aggression,” the Estonian PM added.

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