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Estonia Calls It State Terrorism

Estonia’s interior minister has sharpened his language on Russian sabotage, as European investigators work to establish who is behind attacks on refrigeration systems.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 10

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Estonia’s Interior Minister Igor Taro says Russia’s attacks on civilian infrastructure and defense-related sites in Europe should be described as state-sponsored terrorism. In an interview published by the Financial Times on November 9, Taro argued that the term hybrid understates what happens when facilities people rely …

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