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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

A recent survey has found that Estonian citizens mostly perceive fact-checkers as being more politically biased than trustworthy.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna and the Estonian Center for International Development on Tuesday opened two family-style small group homes in Zhytomyr for displaced Ukrainian foster families.

The private company Fermi Energia on Tuesday submitted an application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to initiate a national designated spatial plan for a nuclear power plant with an electrical capacity of 600 megawatts.

As global uncertainty had skyrocketed by the start of 2025, one would expect national leaders to provide reassuring statements about our common goals. In Estonia, however, President Alar Karis declared at the end of last year that we talk too much ab...

The shadow fleet transporting Russian oil is not only a security problem, but also a serious threat to the environment.

Two skiers, part of a six-strong group from Estonia, died in an avalanche accident in the French Alps on Sunday.

It remains incomprehensible how some politicians and public figures were able to hail the launch of the Tallinn-Vilnius train service on Epiphany Day as a triumph of cooperation between the Baltic states, historian Andres Kraas (Isamaa) writes.

In mid-December last year, we criticized the Riigikogu for changing the law to allow candidates without a law degree to apply for the position of state secretary. There was reason to believe that the amendment was driven by Michal's wish to appoint h...

On the live program «Julgeolek täna» («Security Today»), security experts Meelis Oidsalu and Erkki Koort discuss the current factors affecting Estonia's security.

The state funeral of former Estonian president Arnold Rüütel, who died on the last day of 2024, is set to begin on Friday with a public farewell at the Kadriorg Art Museum in Tallinn, where the public can pay their respects to the former president ...

The United States and Estonia signed an agreement on Tuesday under which the United States will allocate 50 million dollars to Estonia from the fines imposed on Danske Bank for money laundering violations.

The Estlink 2 sabotage made Estonians nervous partly because the government that had reported to work during the holidays looked sluggish and hesitant in public communication. Estonia was much better prepared to respond this time, yet some necessary ...

Moscow has been busy for decades trying to maintain its influence over territories formerly occupied by the Soviet Union, using both destabilization and direct occupation, Erkki Koort, a security expert at Postimees and the Estonian Academy of Securi...

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Estonian-born lawyer Roman Pipko as his nominee for the United States' next ambassador to Estonia.