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Ilves

/ ˈiːlvɛs /

noun

  1. IlvesToomas Hendrik1953MEstonianPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: head of state Toomas Hendrik . born 1953, Estonian politician, president of Estonia from 2006


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“If it were some other country that was a passport mill, there would be a reaction to that,” says Ilves.

For years, Ilves has been one of the loudest voices warning the West to reduce its energy dependence on Moscow.

Ethnic Russians in Estonia, Ilves says, live far better, freer lives than Russians living in Russia.

Yet Ilves is worried that his fellow Europeans may not be up to the task.

Ilves, whose family history straddles both continents, is trying to bridge that gap.

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