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Wed, 20 May 2026 20:33:08 +0300JAANUS PIIRSALU, ILMAR RAAG ⟩ The story of Slava Ukraine must not end with the wrong man probably going to prison
Sometimes you even have to tell a friend directly: don't do this or stop doing it this way. Now is that moment between Estonia and Ukraine. This is what Postimees journalist Jaanus Piirsalu and reserve officer and film director Ilmar Raag (Parempools...
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:57:36 +0300A NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that had entered Estonian airspace
At midday on Tuesday, a Romanian F-16 fighter jet participating in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a military drone that had crossed the state border between Lake Võrtsjärv and the town of Põltsamaa.
Tue, 19 May 2026 13:06:15 +0300MEELIS OIDSALU ⟩ The Next Act of the Baltic Sea Sanctions Theater
The experience of France and Belgium shows that sometimes enforcing elementary maritime law requirements is sufficient against Russia's shadow fleet. However, the fear of Russian escalation is preventing Baltic Sea states from fulfilling their repeat...
Mon, 18 May 2026 13:13:17 +0300YURI KOCHNEV ⟩ Russia Lives in Fear of a Pyrrhic Victory
After the May 9th parade, Vladimir Putin met with veterans. At the meeting, he announced that the war in Ukraine "may end soon." This statement may reflect intensified discussions within Russia's inner circles of power about the inevitable need to en...
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:23:10 +0300MARGUS KUUL ⟩ The strength of European armies must be based on conscription
Mandatory conscription-based armies have been replaced by professional forces based on volunteerism with small reserves. However, the abolition of mandatory conscription has several drawbacks.
Estonia Post Times
Wed, 20 May 2026 20:33:08 +0300JAANUS PIIRSALU, ILMAR RAAG ⟩ The story of Slava Ukraine must not end with the wrong man probably going to prison
Sometimes you even have to tell a friend directly: don't do this or stop doing it this way. Now is that moment between Estonia and Ukraine. This is what Postimees journalist Jaanus Piirsalu and reserve officer and film director Ilmar Raag (Parempools...
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:57:36 +0300A NATO fighter jet shot down a drone that had entered Estonian airspace
At midday on Tuesday, a Romanian F-16 fighter jet participating in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a military drone that had crossed the state border between Lake Võrtsjärv and the town of Põltsamaa.
Tue, 19 May 2026 13:06:15 +0300MEELIS OIDSALU ⟩ The Next Act of the Baltic Sea Sanctions Theater
The experience of France and Belgium shows that sometimes enforcing elementary maritime law requirements is sufficient against Russia's shadow fleet. However, the fear of Russian escalation is preventing Baltic Sea states from fulfilling their repeat...
Mon, 18 May 2026 13:13:17 +0300YURI KOCHNEV ⟩ Russia Lives in Fear of a Pyrrhic Victory
After the May 9th parade, Vladimir Putin met with veterans. At the meeting, he announced that the war in Ukraine "may end soon." This statement may reflect intensified discussions within Russia's inner circles of power about the inevitable need to en...
Fri, 15 May 2026 20:23:10 +0300MARGUS KUUL ⟩ The strength of European armies must be based on conscription
Mandatory conscription-based armies have been replaced by professional forces based on volunteerism with small reserves. However, the abolition of mandatory conscription has several drawbacks.