The State Department said Thursday that it’s not rattled by the fracturing of the governing coalition in Estonia, and the prospect of a new prime minister in that country that could be much more friendly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas was defeated, and a new prime minister could give Russia more influence over Estonia’s internal affairs. But officials maintain that the U.S. has a solid relationship with Estonians, who still remember being occupied by Russian forces throughout the duration of the Soviet Union.