Estonia
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:19:28 +0200EUR 35 mln embezzled from Ukraine laundered through Estonia
Estonia's Office of the Prosecutor General has filed a criminal case based on evidence suggesting that over 35 million euros obtained from a crime in Ukraine were laundered through an Estonian-registered company and integrated into the legal financia...
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:33:00 +0200SERGEI METLEV ⟩ «Satanic» Estonian state looms over the souls of Orthodox nuns
A bill in the Riigikogu aims to end the influence of the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia, which operates in symbiosis with the Kremlin, while ensuring freedom of religion is upheld. However, today, the abbess of the Kuremäe Convent released a stateme...
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:24:00 +0200ARVI HAMBURG ⟩ The power system shift in February – will the lights go out?
Compared to other countries, the power system of Estonia and the Baltic states as a whole is relatively small and, moreover, in deficit. The region's own electricity generation does not cover its consumption, and the share of imported electricity in ...
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 11:44:44 +0200Two people killed in Lux Express bus accident in Russia
On Sunday evening, a Lux Express coach bus was involved in a serious traffic accident in Russia, in which two passengers were killed, according to Ingmar Roos, a member of the company’s management board.
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:43:00 +0200Court doesn't allow pro-Kremlin activist to return to Estonia
The Tallinn Administrative Court on Thursday rejected a complaint by pro-Kremlin activist Zoja Paljamar, expelled from Estonia in the summer of 2023, in which she sought the restoration of her residence permit.
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:06:00 +0200PRIIT TAMMERAID ⟩ Intermittent energy won't take Estonia far
A strong economy, good defense capabilities, and expensive energy produced in an unreasonable manner don't fit together in the same equation, electrical engineer Priit Tammeraid writes.
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:16:27 +0200ANDREY KUZICHKIN ⟩ When will the countdown to Putin's regime's final months begin?
In my previous overview of the Russian food market, I focused on the prices of vegetables and dairy products. However, price hikes were comprehensive: in 2024, all prices rose, from gasoline to bread. In January 2025, inflation accelerated, and annua...
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:17:11 +0200Estonian defense forces receive first CAESAR self-propelled howitzers
The Estonian defense forces have received their first batch of CAESAR MK1 155mm self-propelled howitzers, mounted on a 6×6 chassis, which will be deployed in the newly established third self-propelled artillery battalion under the direct command of ...
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:24:56 +0200Rubio, Kallas agree to exert maximum pressure on Russia
In a phone call on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas agreed on the need to exert strong pressure on Russia to resolv...
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:08:39 +0200Estonian formin to Rubio: Just peace in Ukraine strengthens both US, Europe
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna had his first phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, in which he congratulated his US counterpart on his appointment and said he is looking forward to working together on advancing the i...
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:56:00 +0200HEIDO VITSUR ⟩ Estonia needs state reform
We are not mentally or practically prepared for the possible changes that will accompany the change in worldview, Heido Vitsur, economic analyst at LHV Pank, writes.
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:13:00 +0200Belgium Requests the Lifting of Jaak Madison's Parliamentary Immunity
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola announced last Monday in Strasbourg, at the beginning of the parliamentary plenary session, that the Parliament has received a request to revoke the immunity of Estonian MEP Jaak Madison (Center Party)).
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:27:00 +0200ANDRES AULE JA JAAK VALGE ⟩ An external assessment of e-elections is in the interest of all of Estonia
A special mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is coming to Estonia in February with the aim of forming a legal assessment of the Estonian e-election system along with recommendations, Andres Aule, a member of the...
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:38:53 +0200EU sanctions three members of Russia’s GRU who committed cyberattacks against Estonia
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on three staffers of Russia's military intelligence agency GRU, who conducted a cyberattack against Estonia in May 2020.
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:27:59 +0200Police banned drones near the border in Ida-Viru County
Many drone pilots in Estonia received a letter from the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) this week, notifying them that due to the unstable situation at the border, drone flights are prohibited.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:25:46 +0200EDITORIAL ⟩ Kristen Michal's promise to the Estonian people
Postimees agrees with Prime Minister Kristen Michal, who believes that the country should aim for 5 percent of the GDP in defense spending. However, we also agree with Meelis Oidsalu, editor of our «Power and Security» segment of Fookus, who argues...
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:20:00 +0200ANDREI KUZITŠKIN ⟩ A look into a Russian's shopping cart: the annual price increase is shocking
The past year of 2024 brought many unpleasant surprises to Russians, the main one being a significant increase in food prices, Andrey Kuzichkin, columnist and expert on Russia, writes.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:45:46 +0200Volunteer corps to be involved in critical energy infrastructure protection
Estonian Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets is to present a draft order to the government on Thursday, involving the Kaitseliit (Defense League) volunteer corps in the protection of critical energy infrastructure.
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:40:01 +0200Estonian PM: When increasing defense spending, money should also come from EU
When it comes to raising Estonia's defense spending to 5 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), money collected from taxes in Estonia is not enough and help should also come from the European Union, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said on Thursda...
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:33:00 +0200KALEV KALLEMETS ⟩ Our first steps towards building a nuclear power plant
Fermi Energia has taken a significant step towards Estonia's energy future by submitting an application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to initiate a national designated spatial plan for a 600-megawatt nuclear power plant, Kale...
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:01:00 +0200KRISTJAN JÄRVAN ⟩ Gas power plant near Russian border is a security risk
The government has so far hardly considered electricity supply an integral part of security and national defense, Kristjan Järvan, deputy mayor of Tallinn (Isamaa), writes.
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:52:00 +0200NITAZENES ⟩ Estonia's Battle with Deadly Synthetic Opioids Reveals Global Drug Trade Links to China
On December 7, 2023, police responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment in the Kopli district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Upon arrival, they identified a man in his 30s, Sergei, and his partner, both of whom appeared to be extremely...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:35:00 +0200MATTIAS JÕESAAR ⟩ The problem isn't talking about the birth rate crisis, it's the weird solutions
Demographer Mare Ainsaar said on the ETV program «Esimene stuudio» («First Studio») that it is bad when politicians talk too much about birth rate issues. The problem is not talking about the birth rate, but associating it with indirect and extra...
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:38:33 +0200President: UK has been Estonia's security partner for over a century
Meeting with the Duke of Edinburgh in Tallinn on Friday, President Alar Karis stressed the long-standing and strong friendship between Estonia and the United Kingdom, which dates back to the beginning of the last century.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:55:05 +0200ERKKI KOORT ⟩ The largest Ukrainian air strike on Russia so far – this is the only way
Ukraine launched an extensive attack on Russian military targets on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, January 14 and 15. Over the course of the three-year war, Ukraine's capabilities and approach have evolved, and the only way forward now is t...