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Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:24:34 +0300
NATO announces activity aimed to bolster eastern flank
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Alexus G. Grynkewich on Friday announced the launch of «Eastern Sentry,» a military activity aimed to bolster NATO's posture along the eastern flank.

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0300
EDITORIAL ⟩ A test of freedom of speech
There is no justification for the murder of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk – no one should be killed for their views.

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:12:00 +0300
Defense forces propose to establish temporary no-fly zone in Eastern Estonia
The Estonian defense forces on Thursday proposed to the Transport Administration to establish a temporary no-fly zone in the airspace of eastern Estonia to enable a more efficient response to air border violations.

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 17:05:44 +0300
Body of volunteer soldier Olev Roost, who died in Ukraine, arrives in Estonia
The body of Olev Roost, a volunteer Estonian soldier who fell in Ukraine at the end of August, arrived in Estonia on Wednesday evening.

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:21:00 +0300
MEELIS OIDSALU ⟩ With its step against Russia, Poland broke a NATO taboo
This morning's [Wednesday’s] event in Poland was not news in the sense that Russian drones have been visiting NATO airspace since the fall of 2023. First in Romania, then in Latvia, Lithuania, Poland. Just last week, two Russian military drones wer...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:08:00 +0300
INDREK TARAND ⟩ How to understand President Karis' message about the Moscow Patriarchate?
President Alar Karis has twice decided not to promulgate a law concerning the church operating under the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia. The arguments were the same as before: «not proportional» and «not constitutional». Both justifications are c...

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:02:56 +0300
NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe: We are ready to counter drones also in Estonia
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), General Alexus Gregory Grynkewich, said on Wednesday at Stenbock House in Tallinn during a meeting with Prime Minister Kristen Michal that NATO is prepared to respond to airspace-violating drones in ...

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:35:00 +0300
CLYDE KULL ⟩ Are Xi, Modi and Putin really planning to take over the world?
Donald Trump has always relished the role of global troublemaker. But his latest barrage of tariffs could have unintended consequences: forcing cooperation between previously rival nations, ambassador Clyde Kull writes.

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:06:00 +0300
JÜRI KOTŠINEV ⟩ When will a revolution break out in Russia?
The question of a collective boycott of Russian culture by the West has been up in the air since the beginning of the war unleashed by Putin in 2022, military historian Jüri Kotšinev writes.

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:44:24 +0300
OVERVIEW ⟩ Kremlin's propaganda flow towards Estonia increased in August
Compared to July, the Kremlin's propaganda flow towards Estonia increased by about 10 percent in August, according to an overview by the Government Office.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0300
ANDREY KUZICHKIN ⟩ The leader sitting in the Kremlin has a pathological hatred towards Ukrainians
In my hometown of Tomsk, the Ukrainian cultural center Dzherelo (Spring), created by Ukrainian activists in 1990, was liquidated on August 21, 2025. This is just one example of the complete destruction of Ukraine's rich heritage in Putin's Russia.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:00:15 +0300
Court annuls govt's decisions for expansion of Nursipalu training area
The Tallinn Administrative Court on Thursday granted the appeal of 81 private individuals, two companies and two environmental organizations and annulled the Estonian government's decisions to expand the Nursipalu military training area.

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:47:00 +0300
ERKKI KOORT ⟩ We seem to still not understand that an attack drone just exploded in Estonia
Despite many opinions about the fear of war spreading in Estonia, it is not really visible anywhere. The explosion caused by a drone did not result in any calls to the Emergency Response Center or raise the issue of civil protection, Erkki Koort, sec...

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:50:44 +0300
Russia expels Estonian diplomat
Today, Estonia’s chargé d’affaires in Russia, Marek Ühtegi, was summoned to be informed of the expulsion of an Estonian diplomat.

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:04:00 +0300
Alain Arnould OP ⟩ Why remember and commemorate the victims of communist repression?
Why hold a continuous reading of the names of victims of communist repression? Dominican friar Alain Arnould OP from Tallinn explains.

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:43:00 +0300
FOOKUS ⟩ Ukrainian drone incident shook Estonia's security system more than it let on
The Ukrainian drone incident a week ago shook Estonia's security system more than the public was made aware of. It also exposed blind spots in aerial surveillance and revealed confusion over responsibilities between the Police and Border Guard Board ...

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:40:00 +0300
EDITORIAL ⟩ Europe's protective umbrella must open faster
Europe has woken up after the outbreak of full-scale war in Ukraine. But more is needed.

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 13:29:24 +0300
Estonia-Finland submarine cable Estlink 1 is offline due to malfunction at Finnish station
The Estonia-Finland electricity connection Estlink 1 is offline due to a malfunction at the Espoo converter station on the Finnish side.

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:31:00 +0300
ERKKI KOORT ⟩ Did the drone go off course, get diverted, or was it meant to fly this way?
As of now, there are no answers on whether the drone strayed because of GPS jamming, was diverted from its path, or was actually meant to fly our way, Erkki Koort, security expert at Postimees and the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, writes.

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:02:00 +0300
JÜRI KOTŠINEV ⟩ This is not Putin's war, it's Russia's war – and they're clearly proud of it
Boundless pride outweighs everything else, and Russians are willing to pay to preserve this feeling, military historian Jüri Kotšinev writes.

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:59:40 +0300
ASF detected at Estonia's largest pig farm, 28,500 animals to be culled
African swine fever (ASF) has been detected at EKSEKO, Estonia’s largest pig farm, and at Piiskopi farm, located in the supervision zone of Nurme farm. As a result, the Agriculture and Food Board is activating its animal disease emergency response ...

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:57:14 +0300
Estonian court sentences woman to 3 years for spying for Russia
The Tartu County Court sentenced on Tuesday Erna Moisejeva, aged 63, to three years in prison for spying on behalf of Russia.

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:18:00 +0300
MEELIS OIDSALU ⟩ What would have been Estonia's ability to repel the attack drone that fell into Lake Peipsi? Lessons from neighbors on the eastern border
The attack drone that fell into Lake Peipsi early Sunday morning and, according to the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA), exploded in the process, once again reminds us how close the Russia-Ukraine war is to NATO's eastern border countries...

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:44:00 +0300
Tartu County farmer finds pieces of Ukrainian attack drone in field
A local farmer found pieces of a Ukrainian attack drone in Elva rural municipality, Tartu County, on Monday afternoon, and an explosion crater was also identified at the scene.

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:55:00 +0300
ANDREY KUZICHKIN ⟩ The Russian community in Estonia rejected President Karis' call to live amicably
Virtually no one on Russian-language social media supported the president's Restoration of Independence Day speech, writes columnist Andrey Kuzichkin.

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