On Tuesday, it was 85 years since the beginning of the Soviet occupation of Estonia – a date that is not merely a somber historical anniversary, but one whose impact and significance extend into the present day.

If, in the coming months, someone comes forward to explain to the public that the construction of the Baltic Defense Line is being delayed so that the adversary cannot see where it is to be built, it is very likely a political smokescreen lacking mil...

Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis won a silver medal in the women's individual epee competition at the European Fencing Championships in Genoa, Italy on Monday.

Israel's attack on Iran could escalate into a full-scale war in the Middle East, but the undeniable positive is that Iran won't succeed in obtaining a nuclear bomb anytime soon.

A memorandum signed between the Baltic states and Poland on Monday establishes a cross-border and inter-agency working group aimed at more efficient coordination of initiatives related to the protection of critical energy infrastructure.

VOX POPULI OF POLITICAL PARTIES. The government has found nearly 85 million euros in unused European Union funds to channel into road construction. Why can roads in Estonia be built mainly only with EU money, and what can be done to ensure that the m...

The Internal Security Service (ISS) suspects an Estonian citizen of attempting to join a terrorist organization in Lebanon, the 18-year-old man is in custody.

It is no secret that our eastern neighbor wants to destabilize the societies of former Soviet republics and use propaganda to gradually soften public opinion in its favor. For older generations, Soviet nostalgia is undoubtedly one of the tools in tha...

A motion of no confidence in Estonian Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa-Ly Pakosta submitted by opposition MPs failed in the Riigikogu on Thursday.

The war in Ukraine has led several of the Kremlin's traditional allies to reassess their partnerships with Moscow, foreign affairs commentator Toomas Alatalu writes.

The Tallinn-based Harju County Court on Wednesday found Svetlana Burceva guilty of violating international sanctions and treason and sentenced her to six years imprisonment.

President Putin has remained silent on Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb, but he is surely contemplating a response. Looking at photos of the self-destroyed containers from which the drones were launched, and reconstructions of their original appearance,...

Increasingly alarming messages are coming from across our and Finland's borders with Russia, with Russia working to restore its military capabilities. What to pay attention to and how to interpret these developments is discussed by Erkki Koort, secur...

The Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS) expelled a man from Estonia as a preventive measure against security threats. The man had been contacted by a Russian intelligence service.

Russia's aggression in Ukraine is not merely a military conflict – it is the last, desperate attempt of a war criminal, the autocratic dictator Vladimir Putin, to hold on to a throne that has begun to wobble beneath him, former politician and milit...

Ahead of the NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels on Thursday, Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur and his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto confirmed in a joint statement that Italy will deploy its SAMP/T air defense system to Estonia ...

Ukraine dealt the aggressor an effective and devastating blow at five airfields, even in eastern Siberia, likely damaging dozens of extremely valuable aircraft. It no longer matters whether the estimated damage is two or seven billion euros or dollar...

The Estonian Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs have submitted a draft agreement on prison leasing between Estonia and Sweden for interministerial coordination within the government -- the agreement would allow Sweden to place up to 600 low-risk...

The Estonian parliament on Wednesday passed a law to withdraw from the convention prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requiring their destruction -- known as the Ottawa Convention -- due to the deter...

It may happen that a few months before the local government elections, the ruling coalition in Tallinn will fall apart and a new one – a coalition of the Reform Party and the Center Party – will emerge. This assumption is supported by the coopera...

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) organized a spectacular and insanely destructive attack on the Russian Air Force. There is no doubt that Russian intelligence failed, but what should Estonia learn from this, Erkki Koort, security expert at Posti...

As the migratory pressure on the Latvian-Belarusian border has not decreased, the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) on Monday sent a new team to assist the ESTPOL10 police mission there on a rotational basis.

It is a somewhat strange experience when you realize that more and more people prefer not to talk about certain topics, or if they do, they speak in hints or in a subdued voice, cautiously glancing around, columnist Maarja Vaino writes.

The repair works on the Estlink 2 electricity interconnection, which began in May, are progressing faster than planned, and the date for returning the connection to the market has been moved forward from mid-July to June 25, Estonian transmission sys...

Estonia has decided to end talks with Russia regarding the Narva River navigation buoys, as despite efforts to reach an agreement with Russia on the location of the buoys, the contacts have not been successful.