A group of non-Estonian activists and public figures have started a petition titled Memorandum 14 in support of Estonian sovereignty and condemning interference in Estonian domestic matters.
According to the statement published on the site petitsioon.ee, the majority of local Russians wish to resolve issues within the constitutional framework of the independent Republic of Estonia and they condemn separatist statements made in the name of the local Russian-speaking population.
The initiators are Natalja Kitam (Etnoweb), Jelena Katsuba (Open Estonia Foundation), Igor Kalakauskas (Tallinn Tõnismägi Science School) and Ivan Lavrentjev (Network of Estonian Nonprofit Organizations).
Some 380 people have signed the petition so far and signatories include at least one MP, Olga Sõtnik, and former Green Party politician, scientist Aleksei Lotman.
The petition follows closely on news, reported by a Russian Federation newspaper, that Russian activists will hold two demonstrations in Tallinn in April to express solidarity with the Crimea and southeastern regions in Ukraine and “support the possibility” of holding a separatist referendum in northeastern Estonia.
According to Memorandum 14, the majority of local Russians wish to live in a democratic Estonian and need no “protection” by outside forces.
Read the statement in full:
http://news.err.ee/v/politics/6b73690d-77b8-4073-b942-7636c694e1d6
Source: Estonian Public Broadcasting