Hanno Pevkur calls for no Western troops to be sent to Ukraine. The Estonian Defense Minister believes that the risks in this case outweigh the benefits. Pevkur said Western countries should not send their troops to Ukraine despite the lack of soldiers in the Ukrainian armed forces and the involvement of North Korean troops in […]
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Estonia is willing to reach an agreement with Kiev on the mobilization of Ukrainians living there
Ukraine’s Defense Minister announced that Ukrainians living abroad would be drafted into the army. There is a response from Estonia. Speaking to German media, Rustem Umerov said that all Ukrainian citizens of military age who are currently abroad will receive a message to report to conscription points. “We want justice for everyone because it concerns […]
Twelfth package of sanctions against Russia. The EU launches consultations
The European Union has started consultations on the twelfth package of sanctions against Russia over the attack on Ukraine. Poland, Lithuania and Estonia presented their proposals. The EU is working on the twelfth package of sanctions against Russia. Consultations with European Union member states are taking place behind closed doors, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed sources. […]
Estonia, “Russiagate” scandal erupts: Prime Minister Kallas’ husband’s ties
Ever anti-Putin, she now finds herself at home with a husband who has business dealings with Russia. This is the story of Estonia’s Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, leader of the Estonian Reform Party, who in March received an extension to a second term as head of the Baltic country. The information site InsideOver talks about […]
“Let’s start packing today.” Estonian prime minister loses office
The opposition and the media are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Kai Kallas over the scandal surrounding her husband. A scandal broke out in Estonia over the husband of Prime Minister Kai Kallas, Arvo Hallik. It turned out that he is a co-owner of the transport company Stark Logistics, which does business in Russia. […]
Born, massive workouts in Estonia. What changes in Ukraine, warning to Russia
American troops mount an air strike. British marines make a night landing on the beach. French paratroopers fall from the sky after flying across Europe. In Estonia, on NATO’s eastern border, Allied exercises in the shadow of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The message for Moscow is clear. “He says that in a short time we […]
Russia threatens Estonia from the sky: critical intervention by NATO jets
Endless war, even in the skies. British and German fighter jets intercepted Russian planes flying close to Estonian airspace for the second time in a week. The announcement was made by the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The two Typhoon jets intercepted “a Russian Tu-134 military passenger plane, known as NATO Crusty, which was escorted […]
Another setback for Putin, ex-Russian spy flees to Estonia
Another blow to the Kremlin. Artem Zinchenko, a former Russian spy arrested in 2016 and released in 2017 as part of a prisoner exchange between Estonia and Russia, has now sought asylum in the same country that exposed and jailed him for spying. In 2016, Artem Zinchenko, who was working as a Russian military intelligence […]
Estonia and Latvia prepare for war: “Ready to defend every inch of NATO”
Estonia and Latvia also react. As Poland’s government, hit on its territory by two Russian-launched missiles, is calling an emergency government meeting, Estonian Foreign Minister Usmar Reinsalu is relying on Twitter to send a message. “The latest news from Poland is the most worrying. We are in close consultation with Poland and other Allies. Estonia […]
Russians flee Putin’s mobilization, Baltic countries close their borders
Russians are fleeing the military mobilization proclaimed by Putin. And the situation in neighboring countries is turning into a real runaway powder keg. Apocalyptic scenes are already happening and there are those who are running for cover. The net position is that of the Baltic countries and Poland: Latvia. Lithuania and Estonia have completely closed […]