Europe’s Iron Lady: Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas

Kaja Kallas has emerged as the EU 's most robust voice for an uncompromising response to Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine .

Estonia has stood out for the level of support her government has provided to Ukraine (the highest per capita of any country in the world) Kallas rejects the idea that an end to the conflict should be sought at any price.

Kaja Kallas came from a family that lived the horrific reality of “ Russia ’s imperialistic dream” Born in Soviet -occupied Estonia in 1977 , Kallas was born in 1949 .

She was elected to the European Parliament for the liberal Estonian Reform Party in 2014 .

She became Estonia 's first female prime minister in January 2021 , at the helm of a coalition with the centre-left Estonian Centre Party .

Estonian prime minister says Estonia is listened to more than they were before.

Estonia 's prime minister will be among the Nato leaders at a landmark summit in Madrid in June .

Estonia needs to shift from warding Russia off an attack on Nato to preventing it from taking Nato territory at short notice.