Kalev Stoicescu
Role at the time: Member of the Riigikogu, Estonia's parliament, and Parempoolsed party member, speaking to Delfi
Mixed or conditional
Response to this claim
Pentagon officials, including Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby, asked Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in recent weeks to tone down their public rhetoric about the threat posed by Russia.
“We have also made requests and wishes of our own, and it is reasonable to consider the wishes of the largest ally. (Translated from Estonian. Original: Oleme ka ise omalt poolt palveid ja soove esitanud ja on mõistlik kaaluda suurima liitlase soove.)”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Stoicescu: kui suurim liitlane palub korra tooni maha võtta, võiks seda tehaFull article, in Estonian
Why we used this label
The reference point is the Pentagon's reported request that the Baltic states tone down their public rhetoric about Russia. Stoicescu says that, if the report is accurate, Estonia should consider the request of its largest ally, while stressing that the report is unconfirmed, a conditional acceptance of the request.