Russian news agency Sputnik Estonia temporarily stopped work due to the dismissal of all employees. This is stated in the statement of MIA "
The statement said that agency employees were forced to resign from January 1, 2020 under the threat of criminal prosecution by the Estonian authorities..
MIA Russia Today called the actions of the Estonian authorities “legal lawlessness”, promised to do everything possible to protect Sputnik Estonia journalists from criminal prosecution and resume the work of the agency.
In December, agency employees announced letters from the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board stating that journalists should quit before January 1, 2020, otherwise they would face criminal prosecution. The EU sanctions against Russia were named as the basis, under which Dmitry Kiselev, general director of the Russia Today news agency, also fell..