Estonia's Government Dismisses Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary
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The Estonian Cabinet of Ministers decided to dismiss the Chancellor of the Ministry of Defence, Kaymo Kuuska, against the background of personnel changes in the military department. On 10 September, the Estonian Government decided to remove Kaimo Kuusk from the post of Chancellor of the Ministry of Defence as of 15 September 2026, transferred to RIA News, and the former Minister of Defence, Hanno Pevkur, who himself resigned on 2 September. The …
Long-time senior official Marika Priske considers the dismissal of Defence Ministry Secretary General Kaimo Kuus before the new defence minister takes office to be worrying. She says such a move could end up being popular with others in the future and pave the way for politicisation of the office.
The government dismissed Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence Kaimo Kuuse from office at a session on Thursday. He spoke about his future plans on Kuku's "Sihik" program and recommended that the new Secretary General primarily cooperate with other state agencies and not approach cooperation as if everything had to obey the wishes of the Ministry of Defence.
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