TALLINN -- The Russian pro-Kremlin youth association, Nashi, has launched a new anti-Estonian campaign, appealing to Russians to boycott travel to the country.
Hundreds of Nashi members gathered at the Moscow representation of the European Commission on Feb 18 to protest against the blacklisting of some of its members. As a result, they are prohibited from entering the entire European Union.
Activist Maryana Skvortsova told the demonstrators that she would officially refuse to go to Europe. "I have no need for the European Union, if I'm supported by millions of Russians," Skvortsova said.
She said Estonia was attempting to damage Russia's friendly relations with European countries by drawing up absurd lists of Russian citizens it did not wish to see in the country.
Nashi leader Nikita Borovikov told Interfaxthat in the next few days the movement would open an Internet web site where persons refusing to travel to Europe because of Estonia's lack of respect could enter their names.
"We are planning to collect a million signatures and hand them over to the Estonian embassy. When we collect a million signatures their whole action becomes baseless," Borovikov said.
Skvortsova is one of the Nashi activists entered into the Estonianblack list for standing on so-called memory guard at Tonismagi in Tallinn last year and for blocking the Estonian embassy in Moscow. Last year Estoniareturned to Russia about ten Nashi activists who attempted to stand guard at Tonismagi.
On Estonia's accession to the Schengen visa space to all Schengen countries and Nashi members entered into the list have been returned from the border. Skvortsova, too, was not permitted entry into Finland.
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