In 2005, the countries signed a border treaty, but there was a nuance
Estonia will consider a proposal to withdraw signatures under land and sea border treaties with the Russian Federation. / Photo: Ukrinform, Collage: Today
The Estonian Parliament will consider a proposal to revoke the signatures under the land and sea border treaties with the Russian Federation signed on February 18, 2014.
The Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) made a corresponding proposal, writes Press.lv.
Question of the border
“After the end of the occupation and the restoration of independence, the territory of Estonia and the land border de jure, on the basis of succession, will be restored as provided for in the Tartu Peace Treaty,” the explanatory note says.
As noted, the two countries today do not have a legally formalized border. In 2005, after more than 10 years of negotiations, a border treaty was signed in Moscow, but Estonia, when ratifying it, included in the preamble a mention of the effectiveness of the Tartu Peace Treaty of 1920, on the basis of which the pre-war border passed.
In turn, the position of the Russian Federation is that the Tartu Peace Treaty is a historical document that has no legal force.
“Moscow regarded this as an attempt to reserve the right to territorial claims in the future and withdrew its signature. In 2014, the foreign ministers of the two countries signed a new agreement, which has not yet been ratified,” the newspaper writes.
At the same time, on March 9, Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said that after the start of the war in Ukraine, the conclusion of land and sea border treaties “is no longer of paramount importance for Estonia.”
Recall, the Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Ukraine Kaimo Kuusk said that Russia threatens the Baltic countries, and the defense of Tallinn begins in the Donbass.
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Source: Segodnya
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