Man må også beklage optrapningen af konflikten, som var en reaktion på, at de estiske myndigheder ikke tillod fredelige demonstrationer, og den yderligere optrapning, som var en konsekvens af det estiske politis reaktion mod demonstranterne.
Other regrettable factors are the escalation of the conflict, which was a reaction to the Estonian authorities not allowing peaceful demonstrations, and the further escalation, which was a consequence of the action taken by the Estonian police against the demonstrators.