Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is once again threatening to block the extension of European Union sanctions, jeopardizing the ability to retain frozen Russian central bank assets, which could result in billions of euros in additional obligati...

The short-term truce declared by Putin once again turned out to be a mirage. Even the US mediators have now begun to doubt that a ceasefire is possible.

I am probably one of the few Postimees writers who thinks that the Riigikogu's decision on the issue of the voting rights of gray passport holders and Russian citizens in local elections was a mistake. Not because they somehow deserve the right to vo...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane is undergoing maintenance in Estonia under the care of Magnetic MRO specialists.

The rocket attack on Sumy during the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, on the bright Palm Sunday, only confirmed the ungodly nature of the Putin regime, Andrey Kuzichkin, columnist and expert on Russia, writes.

While there's a high demand in society for the publication of threat assessments, the question «why join the Kaitseliit?» is still one that many would naturally ask. After all, you were never involved in security?! You are a woman?! You are not so ...

The Estonian Harju County Court has found Tatjana Sokolova guilty of violating international sanctions after she used Kremlin-linked funds to finance the legal defense of Andrey Andronov, who is on trial alongside treason suspect Aivo Peterson.

In its annual review published on Monday, the Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS) notes that the threat to Estonia's constitutional order continues to stem mainly from the Russian Federation's pursuit of aggressive foreign policy objectives, as ...

The detention of the tanker Kiwala by the Estonian Navy on Friday demonstrates our credibility both in terms of sanctions enforcement and maritime safety. In addition, the detention increases Estonia's weight in the eyes of our allies.

In a changed security environment, where the United States can no longer be regarded as an unconditionally reliable ally, the success story of the Baltic states has begun to waver, historian and columnist Mart Kuldkepp writes.

The Estonian people must start paying from their own pockets for the "carbon fine," ranging from tens to hundreds of millions of euros annually, due to unrestrained overlogging. Who do you think should be responsible for such a fine?

The Estonian Navy detained an oil tanker, the Kiwala, in the Gulf of Finland early Friday morning while it was en route to the Russian port of Ust-Luga.

The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday delivered a démarche to the chargé d’affaires of Russia in connection with the baseless allegations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian embassy in Estonia about damage to...

The Estonian parliament on Wednesday passed government-initiated amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act, which aim to ensure that religious organizations operating in Estonia cannot be used to incite hatred or violence.

On Wednesday, the Riigikogu will hold the third reading of a bill of amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act, intended to break the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (MPEÕK) free from Moscow's sphere of influence. MPEÕK s...

Estonian President Alar Karis said at a meeting with Polish head of state Andrzej Duda, who is currently on a state visit to Estonia, in Kadriorg on Tuesday that we need to get our security in order and pull ourselves together in NATO and Europe.

The public is left wondering why the Estonian people are expected to pay a so-called «carbon fine» of tens or even hundreds of millions of euros a year from their own pockets. The answer is practically staring us in the face, but the public is bein...

With the increase in defense spending, the defense minister's appetite seems to have increased as well: last week he spoke about the acquisition of ballistic missile defense systems, which were previously considered impossibly expensive, for Estonia....

Estonia and Lithuania have been denied European Union funding for their proposed drone wall project to protect their borders, the Lithuanian Interior Ministry has said.

VOX POPULI OF POLITICAL PARTIES. US President Donald Trump continues to put pressure on Greenland and says the US must have the island. This has angered Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who said this was not the way to talk to a close a...

The Estonian Defense Ministry found, as a result of an analysis, that the most suitable location for the production of ammunition in Estonia is an area near the village of Ermistu in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia.

The recent war of words between former Defense Ministry secretary general Kusti Salm and Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur raised a necessary question among the public: is national defense actually being promoted or is it just a conjuring trick, Sandr...

The location of the body of the last of the four missing US soldiers recovered from a peat bog at the Pabradė training ground in Lithuania was identified by Estonian search dogs.

As the war in Ukraine continues, thousands of refugees in Estonia are adapting to their new environment while trying to rebuild their lives, it appears from the Socio-Economic Insights Survey (SEIS) carried out in the framework of the Regional Refuge...

Quite often, Estonian opinion leaders notice, use in their speeches, anticipate positions on and mention as an alternative the so-called Russian opposition, i.e. the liberal political wing that has gone abroad. It is understandable that their positio...