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.

19.09.26 NEWS ... The pseudo‑elections that began in Russia on Friday do not directly affect Estonia, according to foreign‑policy experts Rainer Saks, Karmo Tüür and Marko Mihkelson. What is interesting, they noted, is how many Russian citizens living in Estonia will go vote for the State Duma.

18.09.26 OPINION ... In his commentary series, Harri Tiido this time examines survival in chaos with the help of Mark Leonard. Leonard writes that today's global divide is not so much between democracies and autocracies or East and West, but between different approaches to the very idea of order, Tiido notes.

17.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia is preparing for possible security risks if Russia declares a general mobilization, with Prime Minister Kristen Michal saying the country could close its border immediately if the threat assessment warrants it.

17.09.26 NEWS ... The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, said that Russia's increasing hybrid attacks, acts of sabotage, and stray drones are aimed at frightening the residents of European countries and deterring them from supporting Ukraine.

17.09.26 OPINION ... The constant nagging about how Canada should become the 51st U.S. state has worn out the northern nation, and now as many as 81 percent of Canadians favor closer ties with the European Union, writes Argo Ideon.

17.09.26 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) has heralded the US Congress's approval of a Russia sanctions bill targeting countries whichbuy Russian oil and gas.

16.09.26 NEWS ... Estonian experts say restoring oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz would have a far greater impact on global markets than an energy infrastructure truce between Ukraine and Russia.

16.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's ambassador to the United States, Hannes Hanso, presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday at a ceremony held at the White House. In addition to Estonia, ambassadors from 13 other countries also presented their credentials.

16.09.26 OPINION ... In Harri Tiido's commentary series, the grand plans of the ultra rich are under review this time. The truly rich decide for themselves where and what to build so they do not have to mix with the rest of the crowd, Tiido notes.

15.09.26 NEWS ... NATO fighter jets downing a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight was a first of a kind for the newly upgraded Baltic Air Defense mission, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

15.09.26 NEWS ... The Arctic is becoming an increasingly important part of European security and Russia's activities in the region are heightening risks, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said Monday.

12.09.26 NEWS ... One of Estonia's main diplomatic goals is to achieve international measures that would have irreversible effects on Russia. Despite the fact that not all allies have been convinced yet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not consider its efforts a failure, secretary general Jonatan Vseviov said.

10.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's first resident ambassador to Moldova, Siiri Königsberg, presented her credentials to President Maia Sandu on Monday.

09.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's leaders say Russian grain exports through its ports are "not acceptable" and practically non‑existent, as the Baltic states discuss joint measures to curb transit of Russian and Belarusian grain.

08.09.26 NEWS ... Riina Kaljurand has been appointed Estonia's new ambassador to the People's Republic of China, replacing Hannes Hanso, whose term has ended.

08.09.26 NEWS ... Ukraine was high on the agenda in a meeting between Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) and Donald Trump Jr., the minister said.

04.09.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires to express its strong condemnation of last month's drone incidents at a German airport.

02.09.26 OPINION ... Casino players who have lost heavily sometimes put their last savings on the table, take desperate risks and lose everything. Vladimir Putin may decide that everything must be thrown into the fight against Ukraine (and the West), Raimond Kaljulaid writes.

02.09.26 OPINION ... This time, the focus is on Poland's foreign‑policy strategy. Poland has been a consistent and in many ways crucial supporter of Ukraine, but recently tensions rooted in differing historical memories have resurfaced, Tiido notes.

01.09.26 NEWS ... Videos circulating on social media claim to show that Russia is reinforcing the bank of the River Narva, which borders Estonia, with crushed stone. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said it continuously monitors developments on the eastern border.

01.09.26 NEWS ... A new unit of Estonian border guards was sent to Latvia at the start of the week to combat illegal migration and protect the European Union's external border.

27.08.26 NEWS ... The circumstances surrounding the CIA director's recent visit to Moscow cannot be compared with his predecessor's trip to the Russian capital in 2021, a few months before Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, ICDS head Kristi Raik said.

27.08.26 OPINION ... Let the Latvians keep all those Kārums and saldējums as source of national pride. There's no need to feel envy, because Latvia — for an Estonian — is anyway "us," not "them," writes Argo Ideon.

27.08.26 NEWS ... Estonia's threat assessment has not changed, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Thursday, following reports that an attack on NATO allies had been discussed by the CIA director in Moscow this week.