

The military isn’t happy either, Kallas said, noting that troops don’t have the requisite gear or weapons to hold territory against Ukraine’s counteroffensive. And there’s public evidence of mounting disappointment on nationalist Telegram channels and state-run television. Kallas hinted, though didn’t explicitly say, that Tallinn has intelligence of other angry oligarchs. It’s already known that some of Putin’s friends, including Wagner Group founder YEVGENIY PRIGOZHIN, have privately vented their frustrations to the Kremlin boss. The political, economic and military pressure is taking an increasingly large toll on Moscow, Estonian PM KAJA KALLAS told NatSec Daily in a Zoom interview Wednesday. Russia is reaching its “breaking point,” according to Estonia’s prime minister, as allies of Russian President VLADIMIR PUTIN wobble in their support for the war in Ukraine. With help from Daniel Lippman and Phelim Kine “This is why I’m saying that the breaking point might be close: the people around Putin are also feeling the consequences of this war, and they are not happy with the results,” Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said.
