Blatant lies, all of them. And TL;DR: it's definitely Russia bad – Ukraine good. No two ways about it. Russia most emphatically has no rights or claims in any other countries than Russia and is engaging in illegal and imperialist warfare brought about by the rise of the state religion of rampant fascism (and hardcore Russian chauvinism) over the past 20 years.
Ukraine never wanted nukes, it actually gave them all away way back when. Ukraine wanting nukes is a Russian propaganda invention. They started wanting into NATO for the same reasons Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Czechia, and the Baltic states wanted into NATO – because Russia is a major threat and has been threatening them with military intervention since the 90s, all under the moniker of 'protecting the compatriots'. While not so well known in the West, it's well documented in Eastern Europe. In the case of Ukraine, the threat actually materialised in Crimea (illegally occupied and annexed by Russia) and Donbass (Russian clandestine and false flag operations, inciting local conflict, arming, aiding and abetting local wannabe warlords, taking part in conflicts in the region, de facto participating in the occupation of the area, thus creating a zone of conflict ready to be used when need be). On the other hand, nobody has threatened to invade Russia, *no country* at all, none, zip. Look around, it's only Russia all the time doing the invading. Look at the damn map – even if it were 19th century and wars were en vogue, there's just no way. So there goes another one of your lies. Get a grip and watch less Russian central television. There are no 'enemies' out there wanting to 'invade' Russia. Who taught you that?
Oh, and Norway on the other hand is *already* a member of NATO, they don't 'suddenly want to be part' of it.
The original article is somewhat misleading and so is the summary, and by extension, also the discussion.
Yes, the Central Party wanted to push free overall *local* public transport, the kind that does not cross county borders. That did not come to pass. Instead, they instated a programme that encourages local transport operators to set up such free lines, only that it is not mandatory. Those operators that decide to enrol in the programme will get subsidies, those that don't, well, won't. But there will be some operators that won't, because there'll be various strings attached.
There never was a plan to extend the free local public transport initiative to country-wide public transport, so city to city bus lines were never meant to be free for all. Rail transport was never included in the plan.
This initiative is basically an opportunity for transport companies to get state subsidies in return for operating free local lines, if they choose to participate. This is no 24/7 free public transport zone, with unicorns. I love it how our PR people can spin stuff, but this is too much.
The country's population is most emphatically not overwhelmingly concentrated around the capital city Tallinn. The city's population is ~400,000, the surrounding county (size ~4300 sq km) adds about 200,000, which means that out of the 1.3 million inhabitants, most live elsewhere.
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