Skip to main menu 20.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia can learn from Israel's decades of experience with war, particularly when it comes to building shelters, warning the public about attacks and preparing people for crises, Israeli civil defense expert Yoram Laredo says.
20.10.26 NEWS ... According to Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov, Europe must take a decisive role in supporting Ukraine in light of criticism coming from the United States.
18.10.26 NEWS ... Analyzing U.S. President Donald Trump's latest moves that have harmed Ukraine and favored Russia, U.S. politics expert Andreas Kaju admitted he could not explain why the president was making such decisions.
16.10.26 NEWS ... Energy minister Erkki Keldo (Reform) wants to work with Latvia to permanently stop Russian gas transit through the Baltics, with other options on the table if talks fail.
16.10.26 NEWS ... While Donald Trump's unpredictable behavior and disruptions to Starlink are complicating the situation in Ukraine, the U.S. president does not have the power to force Ukraine to surrender, security expert Ilmar Raag finds.
16.10.26 NEWS ... The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Estonia submitted a formal diplomatic note to the Riigikogu over lawmakers' attendance at an event celebrating Taiwan's National Day in Tallinn.
15.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's decision to keep a Russian supplier to Silmet off the EU sanctions list was necessary to protect European industry, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said, but stressed that the company must end its dependence on Russian raw materials or face further sanctions.
15.10.26 NEWS ... Newly inaugurated Estonian President Ülle Madise met Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki on Wednesday to discuss European security and Nordic-Baltic cooperation.
14.10.26 NEWS ... NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) there are no signs of Russian preparations for an imminent confrontation with NATO, Tsahkna said Wednesday.
14.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia is keeping operational a gas pipeline running through Võru County, allowing Russia to use it to supply its exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast, Eesti Ekspress reported Wednesday.
14.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia should publicly express dissatisfaction with US President Donald Trump's remarks and actions if it disagrees with them, the new Estonian president's security adviser said.
14.10.26 NEWS ... President Ülle Madise declined to comment directly on the US-Russia diesel deal, saying she lacks the facts, but added that anything which strengthens Russia is bad.
13.10.26 NEWS ... Former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning's detention on suspicion of espionage has raised concerns about damage to Germany's national security and the credibility of its intelligence services, Estonian experts find.
13.10.26 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna says Iran's involvement in the RAF Fairford incident has implications for Estonia's security.
10.10.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal has sharply criticized the US decision to strike a diesel deal with Russia, saying agreements with dictators lead to hell.
10.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Foreign Ministry has publicly condemned US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), joining a growing list of countries criticizing the move.
09.10.26 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) expects NPM Silmet to set a deadline for ending the use of Russian raw materials as it receives EU backing for a major expansion.
08.10.26 OPINION ... In Harri Tiido's commentary series, the focus this time is on Finland and Russia's influence activity. As a broader example, Finland shows how Russia's provocations in foreign countries may begin to undermine the embedded influence, at least it is worth hoping so.
08.10.26 NEWS ... A Russian company supplying rare earths to Estonia's Silmet was removed from the European Union's proposed 22nd sanctions package at Estonia's request.
05.10.26 NEWS ... Latvian airline airBaltic is planning layoffs that could affect 500–700 jobs across the Baltics, including in Tallinn, as it restructures its business.
05.10.26 NEWS ... A remark by the head of the Royal Navy about the UK's nuclear umbrella for Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) partners has prompted debate in Estonia over whether it can deliver on regional defense.
02.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's newly appointed ambassadors to Ireland and Hungary have presented their credentials.
02.10.26 OPINION ... In Harri Tiido's commentary series, this time, with the help of Andrei Kolesnikov, Russian people and the thinking that leads them are under observation. Kolesnikov thinks that in the war in Ukraine peace is possible only if Putin decides that the empire has been restored and the world has once again been divided between great powers.
01.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia did not receive an invitation to a meeting in Poland led by the United States, where NATO allies will discuss the future of the alliance. This is not an official NATO meeting, says Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
29.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires on Monday to condemn the arson attack on defense company Milrem Robotics.
28.09.26 NEWS ... US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's recent meeting did little to advance the Ukraine peace process, Foreign Minister Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.
27.09.26 OPINION ... The snowball of speculation about an imminent Russian attack on Europe is gathering pace. Isolated facts are being mixed with wishful thinking, worst-case scenarios and, at times, little more than the need to grab attention, writes Marko Mihkelson.
26.09.26 NEWS ... NATO would strike targets on another country's territory if needed to defend its members, NATO's top commander in Europe, Air Chief Marshal Sir Johnny Stringer told Postimees.
25.09.26 OPINION ... In his commentary series, Harri Tiido examines climate warming and the thawing of permafrost. Climate change has dried out Russia's traditional grain belt — the steppe regions — due to drought, and in some areas up to 70 percent of former cropland has become unusable, Tiido notes.
25.09.26 NEWS ... Denmark's public intelligence assessment on Russia restates what Estonian authorities have said in recent months, new Defense Minister Martin Herem (Reform) said.
24.09.26 NEWS ... Security expert Rainer Saks told Vikerraadio that Ukraine has, for the first time, gained the ability to influence the course of negotiations to end the war in its dealings with both the United States and Russia.
24.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's first resident ambassador to Azerbaijan, Tiina Nirk, presented her credentials to President Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said.
24.09.26 NEWS ... According to President Alar Karis, the world is currently at a turning point where the existing international order no longer fully functions, but a new one has yet to emerge.
24.09.26 OPINION ... Let's turn the fear temperature down, because we have no signs indicating that Russia currently intends to militarily attack any NATO ally, writes Tarmo Miilits.
24.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia has imposed its own domestic sanctions on two Russian oligarchs removed from a European Union blacklist this week.
23.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia and Canada convened the first Canada-Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) ministerial meeting in New York Tuesday, bringing together foreign ministers from eight countries.
23.09.26 NEWS ... France should explain itself after it pushed for the lifting of EU sanctions on Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Tuesday.
23.09.26 NEWS ... The United States will deploy a new military contingent to Estonia in the near future, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Tuesday.
23.09.26 NEWS ... Recent media reports suggesting an imminent Russian attack on NATO and the Baltic states are unfounded, Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said.
22.09.26 NEWS ... There is no reason to remove Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from the EU sanctions list, as France, Luxembourg and Slovakia had sought, MFA Deputy Secretary General Kerli Veski told ERR.
22.09.26 OPINION ... Do we explain tax risks clearly enough to e‑residents, or do we only whisper about taxes because the topic is too complicated, asks Linell Raud.
22.09.26 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said there are no Russian troops behind Estonia's borders and warned that talk of war is being used to spread fear.
22.09.26 NEWS ... The recently concluded Russian State Duma elections will not bring any political change, because their only purpose was to demonstrate the regime's dominance, says Russian politics expert Karmo Tüür.
22.09.26 NEWS ... Three Latvian citizens suspected in an arson attack on an Estonian defense firm have been extradited to Estonia.
21.09.26 NEWS ... Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has imposed temporary movement restrictions in two districts across the border from Estonia.
21.09.26 NEWS ... Nearly 500 people cast ballots at the Russian Embassy in Tallinn in Russia's State Duma election, according to Estonia's Police and Border Guard Board (PPA).
21.09.26 NEWS ... The main purpose of Russia's elections is to demonstrate public support for the war. While the regime will ensure it gets the desired result on paper, a struggle over dwindling resources and the redistribution of assets is taking place behind closed doors, economic expert Raivo Vare told ERR.
21.09.26 OPINION ... Estonia will push for changes that would strengthen the UN's ability to uphold international law and respond to aggression, particularly Russia's war in Ukraine, at the upcoming UN High-level Week, writes Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.
20.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's assessment of Russia's State Duma elections remains unchanged, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.
19.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia and the United States are working toward an agreement on rare earth elements to strengthen supply security. The talks are not about Estonia's mineral deposits; the goal is to develop local industry and attract new investment, says Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. On Thursday, Lithuania signed a similar agreement with the U.S.
