Estonian PM Kallas signals interest in top NATO job -Politico

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said late on Tuesday she would like to be considered for the job of NATO secretary general once Jens Stoltenberg steps down, Politico reported.
Speaking at a Politico conference in Washington, Kallas responded “yes” when she was pressed on whether she’d like to be considered for the role, according to the report.
Kallas has been a leading critic of Russia in the European Union and NATO, and has pushed for more comprehensive plans to defend the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which all border Russia.
NATO diplomats have said, however, Kallas may be regarded as too hawkish by some members of the Western defence alliance.
Stoltenberg has been in post since 2014 and is due to step down in October 2024.