‘Witch-hunt’: Estonian prime minister defends husband’s Russian business links

Kaja Kallas's partner owns shares in a company that continued to do business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The Estonian prime minister has described the controversy surrounding her husband's alleged Russian business links as a witch-hunt" by political opponents calling for her resignation.

Kaja Kallas has been under pressure since reports emerged last month that her husband part-owned a logistics company that continued to do business in Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.