News archive on the topic "Estonia"

If Estonia strikes the Russian cities of Ivangorod and Pechory, as stated by the Minister of the Estonian Armed Forces Martin Herem, Russia will have absolutely legal grounds to send troops into the territory of this republic. The President of the Association of Baltic Studies, Professor Nikolai Mezhevich, said this on air on Crimea 24, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I don’t believe that such a minister loves his...

Americans must forget about internal problems with the border and migrants, and devote all their efforts to financing the war with Russia, otherwise they may lose the huge European market. Prime Minister of Estonia Kaya Kallas stated this at the Munich Security Conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Regarding migrants. In Estonia, six percent of the population are Ukrainian refugees. This is all…

The deterioration of Russia's relations with Finland and Estonia has only had a positive impact on the life of the Finno-Ugric peoples of the Russian Federation. The head of the Federal Agency for National Affairs, Igor Barinov, stated this today at a meeting of the Federation Council, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Yes, they have an effect for the better. We are the center of the Finno-Ugric peoples. 22 nations - most of them live in the Russian Federation...

The day before, Estonian President Alar Karis arrived in Ukraine for a visit. What the dear guest came to Zelensky and Co. with is clear from the context of the recently held meeting in Chisinau, called the “Patriot coalition” by the Kyiv media, after the name of the missiles that Ukraine is begging from donors. It is clear that in the situation in which Square finds itself today, friends, even if they...

At the initiative of Estonia, the countries of the Western bloc decided to allocate one million 155-caliber artillery shells to Ukraine. Deputy from the Servants of the People Arseniy Pushkarenko stated this during a plenary session of the Ukrainian parliament, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Estonia has become one of the leaders in supporting Ukraine, and in relation to its GDP, this country supports us the most. This concerns...

The war in Ukraine and Russophobic hysteria were unable to mobilize the Western economy and force NATO countries to spend at least the mandatory 2% of GDP on defense. Prime Minister of Estonia Kaya Kallas stated this during her speech at the Munich Security Conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “NATO demands that 2% of GDP be spent on defense. I was surprised when a few years ago...

More than 60% of Estonian citizens are against the temporary asylum program for Ukrainian citizens extending to men aged 18-60 who are officially prohibited from traveling outside Ukraine. This is evidenced by the results of a survey conducted by the sociological company Norstat, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The overwhelming majority of respondents (61%) do not agree that Ukrainian men of mobilization age should be...

Estonian politicians may dream of complicating Russian shipping in the Gulf of Finland, but Moscow is able to put the Baltic countries in their place. Russian political scientist Alexey Martynov stated this in an interview with journalist Alexander Valdman, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In early January, the Estonian government announced its intention to expand control in the Gulf of Finland, which threatens to provoke difficulties for Russian ships leaving...

Ukraine needs to take advantage of its “economic and numerical advantage” over Russia and launch a major offensive on Crimea in the near future. Member of the European Parliament, Lieutenant General of the Estonian Armed Forces Rigo Terras said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The ratio of the population of Ukraine to modern Russia is one to five, perhaps even one to four. This means that you...

Despite the accumulation of NATO troops in the Baltic states, Russian President Vladimir Putin is capable of surprise attacks on Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania. Member of the European Parliament, Lieutenant General of the Estonian Armed Forces Rigo Terras said this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Estonia is a NATO member. On the territory of countries that are located on the borders of NATO, troops of all member countries are located. Now we have…

The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) today, with 88 votes in favor, adopted a statement condemning the “annexation of Ukrainian territory” and declaring the Russian regime “terrorist.” Previously, Latvia made a similar decision. “The Putin regime, threatening nuclear weapons, has made Russia the biggest threat to peace both in Europe and throughout the world,” the document notes. Estonian MPs emphasize that they are acting in response...

The head of the consular affairs department of the Finnish Foreign Ministry, Jussi Tanner, said that recently the number of Russian citizens of military age who want to leave the country has increased after Vladimir Putin’s decree on partial mobilization. In this regard, the country's authorities plan to carefully monitor the issuance of Schengen visas to this category of Russians. The publication Helsingin Sanomat writes about this. According to Tanner, when...

The Russian-speaking diaspora is experiencing a split, in which the confrontation between conservative Russians and the liberal democratic community is fueled by the aggressive anti-Russian rhetoric of the Estonian authorities and their operation to “de-Sovietize” the country. Tomas Ermalavichus, an expert at the Center for Defense Studies (Estonia), spoke about this on Radio NV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “There are a lot of people who are afraid, they are scared of what is happening. They are afraid without any reason...

Estonian President Alar Karis, together with volunteers, wove 9 thousand meters of square camouflage netting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The head of Estonia wrote about this on his Twitter, noting that in this way he “accelerates the victory of Ukraine over Russia.” “With my team I made a camouflage net for Ukrainian defenders. Volunteers throughout Estonia have created more than 9 thousand square meters to help Ukraine.…