Kallas came under scrutiny from political opponents after public broadcaster ERR reported Wednesday that Stark Logistics AS, a trucking company in which Kallas’s spouse, Arvo Hallik, has a 24% stake, is transporting non-sanctioned goods between Estonia and Russia.
Kallas, who has called for Russia’s economic isolation since its invasion of Ukraine, acknowledged Hallik’s stake ownership, but said he has no business clients from Russia. The logistics company is helping the Estonian customer in Russia end production “in accordance with laws and sanctions,” she said in a statement posted on Facebook Wednesday.
No business on behalf of Stark’s client has benefited Russia and deliveries “have been entirely lawful in substance as well as form,” the company’s general manager, Kristian Kraag, said in a statement in response to a query from Bloomberg. Hallik, who is listed on Stark’s website as the chief financial officer, directed queries to Kraag.