By Months: Leo Kunnas

Total Months: 11

Fully Profiled: 11

12.2024

11 Speeches

The focus is clearly on international security issues (NATO, the UN, voluntary coalitions) and Estonian national defense. Specific foreign policy examples are used, citing Taiwan, Ukraine, and Poland. In the environmental speech, reference is made to global mining examples (Nauru, Morocco).
11.2024

7 Speeches

The speaker's focus is primarily on national strategic governance (budget, demography, energy) and international security (NATO, EU, UN operations, support for Ukraine). He/She examines Rail Baltic and the Baltic railway network from a security policy perspective.
10.2024

4 Speeches

The focus is heavily international and national, covering Estonian national defense, NATO objectives, and the strategic situation of the war in Ukraine. He/She emphasizes Estonia's role in the training of foreign Ukrainians, but there are no references to specific local or regional Estonian problems.
09.2024

5 Speeches

The focus is exclusively on national and international topics, addressing Defense Forces personnel, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) crisis reserve, and vital services nationwide. The practices of NATO countries regarding personnel management are mentioned. Specific regional or local topics are absent.
07.2024

2 Speeches

The focus is exclusively on national topics, including defense spending, GDP, internal security, and border management. There is no reference to specific local or regional projects.
06.2024

7 Speeches

The focus is heavily placed on national security and international comparison. Regionally, it concentrates on comparing the development of the defense industry in the Baltic states (Latvia, Lithuania) with that of Estonia, and highlights the potential of the Estonian mining industry for the production of explosives. Experiences from the war in Ukraine and precedents set by Israel/Switzerland are also mentioned.
05.2024

6 Speeches

Although representing Tallinn's city center, Pirita, and Lasnamäe, he/she highlights a personal connection to the Võru municipality and inquires about the future prospects of specific South Estonian schools (Orava, Vastseliina, Räpina). On the international stage, the focus is on Russian hybrid threats and reducing the influence of the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia.
04.2024

17 Speeches

The focus is primarily on the national and international level, dealing with security threats (Russia, Islamic extremism) and the global financial system. A specific regional reference involves the readiness status of the Narva border guard and the Friendship Bridge, highlighting the importance of securing the border.
03.2024

13 Speeches

The focus is distinctly national and international, concentrating specifically on the strategic planning and security of Estonia's national defense. On the international front, it thoroughly analyzes the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine and the impact of Finland's and Sweden's NATO membership on the strategic situation in the Baltic Sea region. Local or regional topics are not covered.
02.2024

4 Speeches

The focus is on national security and the international context (the Russia-Ukraine war), as well as developing the domestic defense industry in Estonia. There is no specific local or regional focus.
01.2024

17 Speeches

The focus is primarily at the national level, concentrating on national defense strategy and tax rates. Regional references are limited to South Estonia, specifically mentioning buyers relocating from there to Latvia in the context of the VAT hike, using this as an argument against the current tax policy.