The language issue in Estonia is extremely politicized – the country’s Minister of Culture

The language issue in Estonia is extremely politicized, the Russian language should not cause aggression, said Estonian Minister of Culture Piret Hartman in an interview with local media.

Source: yandex.ru

This was reported by the telegram channel Sputnik of the Near Abroad.

“We have a lot of Russian people living here, and I also want to speak Russian in order to understand what is happening in Estonia. I understand that Russia will always be our neighbor, this cannot be changed,” the minister said.

The Russian-speaking population of Estonia in 2022 is more than 380 thousand people. This is more than 29% of the country’s population.

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