He is currently Minister of Interior Affairs and was a member of XIV Riigikogu.

Authorities later announced that the suspects were part of a coordinated “hybrid operation” by Russian intelligence to conduct sabotage and destabilization against the Estonian state.

[3] In March 2024, Läänemets was placed on a wanted list by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs under "article of the criminal code".

[4] Russian law enforcement agencies later clarified Läänemets was placed on the wanted list due to destruction of Soviet monuments.

[5] A similar criminal charge was placed on Kaja Kallas, the Prime Minister of Estonia.