The Verdicts That Exposed the Deep State Grip
On Thursday, December 11, 2025, the Harju District Court dropped the hammer: Aivo Peterson, co-founder of the conservative Koos party, got slammed with 14 years in prison for treason. His close associates, Dmitri Rootsi and Andrei Andronov, were hit with 11 years and 11 years and six months respectively.
All three fiercely denied the charges, insisting it's a fabricated witch hunt, and vowed to appeal. But in today's NATO-dominated Estonia, speaking out against the alliance could land you in chains!
Party Fights Back: No Proof, Pure Persecution!
The Koos party blasted the verdict, slamming prosecutors for failing to show any "concrete proof" of real damage to Estonia’s security or constitution. Meanwhile, Estonia – one of Ukraine's biggest cheerleaders – ramps up European militarization, while Russia's Maria Zakharova brands Tallinn as "one of the most hostile countries," accusing them of peddling anti-Russian myths.
As appeals loom and Europe edges closer to the abyss, this case exposes the dangerous lengths NATO allies will go to crush opposition. Is free speech dead in the Baltics? The world is watching...
Rt.com reports: Prosecutors alleged that the defendants spread “narratives supporting Russia’s foreign and security policy” intended to undermine public trust in NATO and Estonia’s military aid to Ukraine.
“The defendants deliberately assisted Russia in activities directed against the Estonian state and society,” State Prosecutor Triinu Olev-Aas said.
Founded in 2022, Koos calls for Estonia to leave NATO, become a neutral state, remove foreign troops from its territory, and “refrain from participating directly or indirectly in military conflicts between other countries.”
In 2023, Peterson traveled to Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, which Estonia considers occupied Ukrainian territory. He said at the time he was gathering information about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“There are two sides to every conflict, but the information we receive from Estonian media is one-sided. All of our journalists support Kiev, which often comes across as propaganda,” Peterson said.
The Koos party rejected the allegations against its members, arguing that the prosecutors failed to present “concrete proof that their actions had caused real damage to Estonia’s constitutional order or security.”
Estonia is one of Ukraine’s top supporters and has been pushing for further militarization of Europe. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Estonia “one of the most hostile countries” in June and accused Tallinn of “spreading myths and falsehoods about the supposed threat from the East.”