The Law on Citizenship is the main reason why tensions till exist today. The issue has sparked tensions between the recently-independent states and Russia and has provoked strong criticism from Russian officials over possible violations of the rights of the sizable Russian minorities. Russian minorities would like to make Russian the second state language in Estonia. They feel this could end some tension. The Estonia government has prohibited things such as advertisements in Russian.
Further discrimination is done so in the field of education.
According to government plans education in Russian language will soon no longer be sponsored by the state. The Russians feel relationships between the two ethnic groups in the society can no longer be based on fear. They believe if the Law on Citizenship is updated significant improvement in relations will occur. It could be a wonderful example of a solution of an ethnic problem that has span throughout two world wars and a few decades of Soviet rule. The Estonian government has replied to the Russian suggestions.