The Russian ambassador to Estonia has accused the West of providing the Baltic state with weapons that could hit Saint Petersburg.

Vladimir Lipaev made his remarks during an interview on the Soloviev Live TV channel.

He told the Kremlin propagandist: "The Anglo-Saxons had an interest in creating an anti-Russian outpost here to put pressure on the Russian Federation.

"And we are talking not only about economic, political, cultural, but also military pressure.

"Estonia is actively arming, it’s not clear why, types of conventional weapons that are capable of targeting Saint Petersburg.

"A medium-range anti-missile defence system is being created."