Estonian Prime Minister pleads with local companies to stop trade with Russia

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told UK newspaper the Financial Times that she had to “plead” with companies to find a “moral compass” and decline deals that may result in Moscow accessing sanctioned goods, the ERR public broadcaster reports.

The paper’s recent investigation into Russian sanctions evasion identified USD 1 billion of goods having disproportionately passed through the Baltic States, believed to be part of Moscow’s “ghost trade”. Local companies have also been involved.