NATO's top commander in Europe, Sir Johnny Stringer, said on the show "Live from Postimees" that although NATO is a defensive alliance, sometimes to defend one must also attack, and if ensuring the security of European countries requires attacking ta...

Swedish criminals brought to Tartu Prison to serve their sentences are complaining to the Swedish media through their relatives about the living conditions, including their dislike for the soup served for dinner and the fact that they have to eat fro...

The European Union has freed important Putin-loyal billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman from sanctions. What's worst: for completely obscure and spineless reasons and against the backdrop of possible Russian escalation.

At the end of last week, several Estonian politicians and top officials, led by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov, had to refute speculation on social media that a Russian attack on the Baltic states was imminen...

Last week, Latvia extradited three Latvian citizens to Estonia who are suspected of setting fire to a building belonging to the defense industry company Milrem Robotics in Lasnamäe, Tallinn, in mid-August of this year.

Russia's drone war in Ukraine no longer means just individual FPV attacks on the front line. A multi-layered system has developed around it, extending from the front line to hundreds of kilometers deep and integrating reconnaissance, strikes, logisti...

Last week, Houthi rebels in Yemen captured the strategic Hanish Islands in the Red Sea. On Saturday, the Houthis attacked the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. These events show that the war situation in the Red Sea is escalating. As the blockade in t...

On Wednesday, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivered her sixth annual «State of the European Union» address before the European Parliament. Postimees agrees with von der Leyen that the union stands at a crossroads today...

On Tuesday afternoon, President Alar Karis met with Prime Minister Kristen Michal (RE) and the new ministerial candidates in Kadriorg.

Reports from Estonian intelligence agencies concerning the as-yet only potential Russian mass mobilization are worth monitoring closely, because if intelligence cannot provide a clear early warning about a Russian mobilization, it will also be unable...

This time, the guest on Postimees's live broadcast was former Commander of the Defence Forces Martin Herem, who is about to become the Minister of Defence. We asked Herem how he plans to resolve the confusion that has come to light in the defence sec...

Martin Herem wants to act quickly. He has authority and a good reputation, but he is not politically controllable.

Within a short period, Prime Minister Kristen Michal (RE) has to replace two ministers: Martin Herem will become the new Minister of Defence, replacing Hanno Pevkur (RE), and a new person, whose name is not yet known, will replace Minister of Climate...

After the latest news about the German state elections, there is no longer any doubt that Russia's main target is Berlin, writes Erkki Koort, a security expert of Postimees and at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences.

The results of the PISA 2025 study, published today, show that the knowledge and skills of 15-year-old Estonian students continue to be among the best in Europe. Estonia ranks first in Europe in science and mathematics, and second in reading. At the ...

Ukraine has everything it needs to constantly attack Russia with drones, even beyond the Urals. Nor is it a barrier to soon attack Vladivostok on the coast of the Sea of Japan, said Robert Brovdi, head of Ukraine's drone forces, known as Madyar, in a...

For several years, Estonia scoured various corners of the world – from the slums of Kenya to Sri Lanka – to buy ammunition for Ukraine, as well as for itself, even though some of these countries were more or less pro-Russian. Sometimes, military ...

Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur (RE) announced on «Aktuaalne kaamera» on Wednesday that he is resigning from the post of Minister of Defence, and also announced it on social media.

The Riigikogu elected the current Chancellor of Justice, Ülle Madise, as the new President of Estonia during an extraordinary session on Wednesday.

The Centre for Defence Investment (CDI) has paid a total of nearly €60 million in multiple advance payments to one defence industry company, but the ammunition intended for Ukraine is nowhere to be seen. The state has now taken the company to court...

According to the Director General of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Kaupo Rosin, Russian sabotage operations in Europe should no longer be treated merely as hybrid warfare. «I would call it state-sponsored terrorism,» emphasized Rosin

Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valge said that last night, one drone from Russia briefly headed towards Narva and another drone also crossed our border in Southeastern Estonia a short time later, prompting a safety alert, reports the pub...

In Ukraine, Dnipro has earned the reputation of being the capital of scam call centers – local journalists estimate that over a hundred so-called «offices» may operate in the city. Postimees investigated in Dnipro how this criminal business recru...

Russian companies have come under drone attacks, which is causing them ever-increasing problems, and strange solutions are being considered to manage this, writes Postimees and Estonian Academy of Security Sciences security expert Erkki Koort.

Dnipro’s streets and restaurants are full of people, and on the surface the city appears to be living a fairly normal life, even though the front line is only about 100 kilometres away and Russian attacks are becoming increasingly brutal. «We have...