Estonia

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Russian jet incursions over Estonia

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Russian incursions over Estonia’s airspace, Estonian and UN officials said Sunday. Estonia requested the emergency meeting after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace over the Gulf of Finland without permission on Friday. The jets remained for 12 minutes before being …

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Egypt Independent September 22, 2025

Estonia’s President Alar Kares in exclusive interview says Egypt is critical to resolving Gaza crisis

Estonian President Alar Kares, in an exclusive interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, said that Egypt plays a major role in resolving the Palestinian issue and working to stop the brutal war that has been ongoing in the Gaza Strip for more than 13 months, and having now expanded to Lebanon. He praised Egypt for being a …

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Egypt Independent November 11, 2024

Estonia will make life difficult for its citizens

From August 8, Estonia will introduce full customs control on the border with Russia. In practice, this means a thorough

Weekly Blitz August 9, 2024

Estonia bars Russian children from learning their native language

There appears to be no limit to Russophobia in the Baltic countries. In a new de-Russification measure, the Estonian government

Weekly Blitz May 21, 2024

Zakharova called the expulsion from Estonia of the organizer of the “Immortal Regiment” an act of Russophobia

February 15, 2023, 23:50 – BLiTZ – News The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian

Weekly Blitz February 16, 2023

Estonia announces more military aid for Ukraine worth $122 million

Estonia will send another package of military aid to Ukraine worth 113 million euros ($122 million), Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced Thursday in a statement. The aid package includes dozens of howitzers, over a hundred anti-tank weapons, artillery support equipment, grenade launchers and ammunition, according to the statement. “All countries must look into their …

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Egypt Independent January 20, 2023

EU should use Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine, says Estonian PM

The European Union should use over €300bn ($292bn) of frozen Russian foreign assets to help Ukraine, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Friday. “Today we’re going to focus on Ukraine. First of all, we have to talk about the use of [frozen] assets that we have – Russian [frozen] assets. We have over €300bn …

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Egypt Independent October 22, 2022

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia reach “agreement in principle” to restrict movement of Russian citizens

The Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have reached an “agreement in principle” to restrict the movement of Russian citizens through their borders with Russia and Belarus, according to Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics. The last “nuances” of the restrictions are currently being agreed between Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, Rinkevics announced on Wednesday following …

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Egypt Independent September 8, 2022