"Russia is becoming increasingly ruthless in its attacks on the West below the threshold of open conflict. And we in the Baltic region, because of geography, sometimes see more of it," explains British security expert Tony Lawrence from the Tallinn think tank ICDS. (translated)
Similar words were spoken by Czech President Petr Pavel and the head of the BIS, Michal Koudelka. (translated)
"There is no threat of an acute military invasion. None at all," says Deputy Foreign Minister and former Estonian Ambassador to the USA Jonatan Vseviov confidently in an interview with a reporter. (translated)
French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders have recently warned about the increasing Russian hybrid attacks and the risk of provocations aimed at NATO member states. (translated)
Similar words were spoken by Czech President Petr Pavel and BIS head Michal Koudelka. (translated)
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned last week that Russia is preparing for further escalation and could soon test NATO's resolve. (translated)
Estonia is preparing for a possible threat from Russia, with experts not believing that an acute military invasion is imminent, and life in the country continues at a normal pace, with an emphasis on long-term security concerns and hybrid attacks. (translated)
Putin himself likes to talk about the "root causes" of the conflict and the need to address them for the stabilization of Europe. (translated)
"We need a two-point peace plan." However, the Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jonatan Vseviov, in a Thursday interview with Aktuálně.cz, rejects scenarios of an immediate invasion. (translated)
Estonian diplomat Jonatan Vseviov rejects scenarios of an immediate Russian invasion, emphasizing that the main threat to Europe stems from the ongoing war in Ukraine, and warns that the key to deterring Russian aggression is Europe's effort to ensure Ukraine's success. (translated)
Russia does not need to defeat NATO. It just needs to create the impression that we might hesitate over a few kilometers of Estonia or Latvia. That is precisely why Moscow must know: an attack on any inch of Alliance territory means an immediate and devastating response from NATO. Then it will never do it. Putin is, in fact, a coward. (translated)
The article informs about a huge arms scandal in which Estonia paid 70 million euros for non-functional artillery shells from a fraudulent Italian-Indian company, and it turned out that the Czech arms firm STV was also deceived and warned the Czech government about the dangerous unwillingness of this company to deliver goods. (translated)
Po 36. setkání v Ramsteinu obdrží Ukrajina rakety pro stíhačky F-16 a systémy Patriot, drony a finanční prostředky na nákup zbraní. Poprvé byl představen „válečný plán“. - Německo dodá rakety Patriot a F-16 a také drony; - Spojené království 135,6 milionu dolarů prostřednictvím PURL, 95 000 dronů a dělostřelecké granáty dlouhého doletu; - Nizozemsko 300 milionů dolarů na „Drone Line“ a 300 raket proti dronu; - Norsko 200 milionů dolarů na rakety Patriot; - pomoc oznámily také Estonsko, Švédsko, Litva, Španělsko a Polsko. #Ukrajina #HumanitárníPomoc #Bezpečnost
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur resigned following a scandal in which the state paid nearly 70 million euros in advance to an Indo-Italian company for grenades for Ukraine, although the company had never supplied ammunition before and subsequently failed to fulfill its contractual obligations. (translated)
The Estonian defense minister resigned after a scandal involving 70 million euros provided to an Indian company for ammunition that the company never manufactured or delivered. (translated)
The Estonian parliament elected Ülle Madise, a constitutional lawyer and ombudsman, as the country's president, making her the second woman to hold this largely ceremonial position. (translated)
According to videos shared on social networks, Russians are reinforcing the banks of the Narva River near the Estonian village of Vasknarva, raising concerns and questions about the authenticity of these recordings, while Estonian authorities are monitoring the situation but cannot comment on events on the other side of the border. (translated)
The Estonian authorities are introducing a new measure starting August 31 that redirects emails sent from Russian servers (.ru) to quarantine for further verification, in order to enhance the cybersecurity of institutions. (translated)
The Russian spokesperson warned the Baltics of devastating retaliation for any anti-Russian actions, as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania continue to side with Ukraine, while the region faces an increased aerial threat and disruptions to airspace by drones. (translated)
Polský premiér Tusk: "Pokud by Rusko zaútočilo třeba na Estonsko a my bychom nereagovali, bylo by to naprosté selhání. Musíme být první v okamžité, tvrdé reakci, nebo budeme další v řadě." Moc by mě zajímalo, co by k tomuto tématu řekl náš pan premiér. https://t.co/YRL2LUOFc6 #Rusko #Estonsko #Bezpečnost
