Russian journalist ‘disappears’ in Estonia – reports (RT News)

Elena Chernysheva, a former top staffer at Sputnik in Estonia, has gone missing after being detained by local authorities, according to the Russian union of journalists.

Tallinn is yet to comment on the situation and is now facing calls for Chernysheva’s release from fellow reporters - with the Russian Embassy in the Estonian capital demanding her immediate release Thursday.

“Unfortunately [the Estonian Authorities] are not answering our calls as of now,” Anton Anisimov, editor-in-chief at Sputnik Intl told RT. “It almost looks like in these turbulent times they’ve taken a Russian citizen as a hostage,” he added, “We see it perhaps as a way to provoke Russia, because Baltic states have been very vocal about severing any sorts of ties with Russia.”