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Russia
EU Slams Russia's 'Unacceptable' Removal of Estonia Border Markers
Estonia said Thursday that Russian border guards in a predawn operation had removed the buoys from the Narva River which separates the two neighbors.
May 25, 2024
War in Ukraine
Estonia’s PM: NATO Troop Training in Ukraine Won't Trigger War With Russia
Kallas said that training Ukraine’s forces on their territory would not be escalatory, adding that “Russia’s propaganda is about being at war with NATO; they don’t need an excuse.”
May 20, 2024
NATO
Ukraine to Take Part in Annual NATO Cyber Defense Drill for First Time
Around 4,000 experts from over 40 countries are due to take part in the Locked Shields 2024 live-fire cyber defense drill aimed at simulating real-world scenarios.
April 20, 2024
Propaganda
Russia Could Break Through Kharkiv ‘in One Fell Swoop’ - Estonia's Chief of the General Staff
The Estonian General Staff noted that Russian forces in Ukraine are employing “amoeba tactics,” deploying smaller forces across various fronts.
April 15, 2024
Biden
WSJ: Macron Urges Europe to Toughen Stance Against Putin, Allies Resist
He put forward proposals to move away from the strategy of drawing clear red lines in respect of the war in Ukraine, as done by the US, to prevent conditions in which the conflict could escalate.
April 3, 2024
Estonia
OPINION: NATO’s Baltic Members Suggest Conscription Key to Resisting Russian Aggression
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the break-up of the USSR led Western countries to largely forget Plato’s dictum that he who “desires peace must prepare for war,” that may soon have to change.
March 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
Estonia Expels Russian Diplomat Over ‘Judicial Interference’
Tallinn protested against what it termed as Moscow’s “anti-security hybrid operations” against Estonia and expelled a Russian diplomat over “interference” in judicial processes.
March 19, 2024
Ukraine
Estonia Joins Interflex Program to Train Ukrainian Soldiers
Estonia is the latest country to join the UK-led program that started in July 2022 to train Ukrainian soldiers on British soil and help Kyiv deter Russia’s invasion.
Jan. 24, 2024
NATO
Baltic Nations to Build Defense Network Along Borders with Russia and Belarus – All You Need to Know
As NATO commanders warned of the increased likelihood of war with Russia in the near future, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have agreed to build a series of defensive bunkers on their eastern borders.
Jan. 20, 2024
Estonia
Baltic States to Build New Defences on Russian and Belarusian Borders
Russia's aggression in the region has sparked concern in the Baltic states that they could be next on Moscow's agenda were it to win in Ukraine.
Jan. 19, 2024
Russia
Estonia Banishes Russian Orthodox Leader as ‘Security Risk’
Police said Valery Reshetnikov had repeatedly been asked to stop justifying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and defending the Kremlin.
Jan. 18, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘A Number of Signs of Enemy’s Preparations’ – War in Ukraine Update for Jan 12
Russia hits border towns with shells and mortars; Moscow moves forward again in Donetsk, as Ukrainians sense calm before storm in pivotal city; Baltic states promise weapons, aid and reconstruction
Jan. 12, 2024
Europe
ANALYSIS: As the US Dithers on Assistance to Ukraine, Europe Steps Up
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said her country will support Ukraine with weapons for the long term and called on “all countries” to do their part to defend democracy in Europe.
Jan. 11, 2024
Ukraine
Estonia Open to Agreement with Kyiv on Mobilizing Ukrainian Men
Currently there is no legal agreement in place between Estonia and Ukraine to enforce conscription of eligible men in the country, but this could be about to change.
Dec. 23, 2023
Ukraine
Estonia’s War Plan: Allied Unity - Kill Russians - Ensure Ukrainian Victory
Tallin voices a simple war strategy: kill or wound Russia’s soldiers and destroy its military hardware faster than the Kremlin can mobilize replacements, and the war will end by 2026.
Dec. 15, 2023
US
‘Weapons of Victory’ Ukraine MoD Advent Calendar – Update Dec. 14
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense reveals another pre-holiday surprise for the forces of its enemies in the run-up to Christmas - day 14 of its Advent calendar.
Dec. 15, 2023