Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves"Russia could be sliding into dictatorship as Germany did soon after World War I, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has warned.
"There is a mentality of being stabbed in the back that reminds me of the Weimar Republic," Mr Ilves told Russia's Moscow Times newspaper.
The Weimar Republic is the name given to the German state in 1919-1933 - before Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
Estonia-Russia ties have been tense since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Last year, Tallinn and Moscow had an all-out row over the relocation of a Soviet-era war memorial in the Estonian capital. "
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"There is a mentality of being stabbed in the back that reminds me of the Weimar Republic," Mr Ilves told Russia's Moscow Times newspaper.
The Weimar Republic is the name given to the German state in 1919-1933 - before Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
Estonia-Russia ties have been tense since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Last year, Tallinn and Moscow had an all-out row over the relocation of a Soviet-era war memorial in the Estonian capital. "
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This shows yet another tense international relationship involving Russia. Since the Estonian President is comparing Russia’s actions to those of the Weimar Republic, the people of both Russia and Estonia must feel uneasy about their borders with each other.
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