Reports
Estonian formin to Ukrainian president: Pressure on Russia must be increased
Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu was in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk, and discuss the brutal war of the Kremlin regime in Ukraine...
Estonia no longer issuing visas to Russian, Belarusian citizens for purpose of study
The Estonian government approved on Thursday a sanction restricting Russian citizens' opportunities to apply for a temporary residence permit or visa for the purpose of studying in Estonia. In addition, the sanction has been specified to only enable...
Swedish company planning large offshore wind farm northwest of Saaremaa island
The Swedish company Deep Wind Offshore is planning to establish a wind farm with a total capacity of approximately 6,000 megawatts in the Swedish exclusive economic zone northwest of the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The wind farm would have a maximum of 300...
Russia says US, NATO ‘main threats’ to National Security
ST PETERSBURG (Russia) - The United States' quest to dominate the oceans and NATO's expansion are the biggest threats facing Russia, according to a new Russian naval doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. The 55-page document said...
Day 100 of war in Ukraine: One-fifth of country’s territory occupied
"The entire temporarily-occupied territory of our state is now a complete disaster zone, for which Russia bears full responsibility," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy evaluated in an address on the eve of the 100th day of the war. Referring to the announcements...
Baltic PMs welcome decision by Finland, Sweden to apply for NATO membership
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas together with her Latvian counterpart Krisjanis Karins and Lithuanian colleague Ingrida Simonyte made a joint statement on Wednesday welcoming the historic decision by Finland and Sweden to join NATO....
Ukraine war hampers Baltic security long-term – Council of the Baltic Sea States
Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have a "long-term negative impact" on security around the Baltic Sea, the Council of the Baltic Sea States said Wednesday. "The Russian aggression is entirely incompatible with the cooperative model of international...
Dry and hot summer is forecast in Europe
RIGA - Across Europe, with the exception of areas in the north, the summer of 2022 is expected to be warmer and drier than normal, according to the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. May is expected to be colder than usual in Scandinavia, the Baltic...
US wrap up joint cyber defense operation
Lithuania and the United States have wrapped up a "hunt forward" joint cyber defense operation aimed at boosting interoperability and increasing the resilience of critical networks to cyber threats, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. It was Lithuania's first joint...
EU to propose phasing out Russian oil in sanctions wave
BRUSSELS - The European Union will propose a phased out ban on Russian oil imports as part of a fresh round of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, sources said on Sunday. The European Commission, which draws up sanctions for the bloc, is currently...