(MENAFN) Leaders of the Baltic and Nordic countries issued a joint statement on Saturday, emphasizing that Ukraine alone must determine its future and reaffirming their "unwavering support for Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial...
(MENAFN) Estonia took decisive action on Wednesday by expelling a Russian diplomat, accusing him of efforts aimed at destabilizing the country’s constitutional framework, legal system, and social harmony. The Estonian Foreign Ministry summoned the...
Today, in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, a New Jersey resident and dual U.S. and Russian national, Vadim Yermolenko, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a transnational arms dealing and money laundering network that sought...
(MENAFN) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna held a phone call on Monday to coordinate diplomatic efforts, reinforce joint peace initiatives, and advance Ukraine’s path toward European Union...
(MENAFN) Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna engaged in a telephone conversation on Monday, during which they examined diplomatic progress, coordinated strategies for peace, and explored ways to...
(MENAFN) Estonian officials have started placing metallic gates and physical barriers at a crucial border checkpoint with Russia, according to a national broadcaster, which cited the country's Ministry of Defense on Saturday. This step, reportedly...
(MENAFN) Estonian authorities have started installing metal gates and barriers at the Narva border crossing with Russia, according to local broadcaster ERR and the country’s defense ministry. The move aims to enhance security at this key transit...
(MENAFN) On Friday, Estonia sent its first rescue team to Spain to assist in battling the country’s relentless wildfires, with a second team set to leave on August 17. Each contingent is composed of 20 rescuers. Spain has faced a severe wildfire...
(MENAFN) Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has revealed that a recent meeting with U.S. officials failed to produce any assurances about the continued deployment of American troops in the Baltic region. Pevkur, along with defense ministers...
(MENAFN) Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs on Tuesday called for urgent steps to secure the release of hostages and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as he met with visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Riga. President Herzog,...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while affirming that the U.S. would back...
Bringing Swedish prisoners to Tartu Prison and thus transferring them into the Estonian legal system, requires an amendment to the Swedish constitution, said Swedish Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer, who visited Tartu on Monday. The prison...
A New Jersey resident has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted for his role in a scheme to smuggle of military equipment to Russia. Vadim Yermolenko, 43, of Upper Saddle River, received a 30 month sentence on Monday, the U.S....
SALISBURY, Md. - The Tartu Academic Male Choir performed selections of music in downtown Salisbury on Monday afternoon. Tartu, Estonia is one of Salisbury's three sister cities across the globe. The performance took place at 1 p.m. on Friendship...
Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Mihal expressed the position that security guarantees for Ukraine should be brought as close as possible to the principles of NATO’s collective defense under Article 5. He stressed that such guarantees should...
Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) said Ukraine needs security guarantees as close to NATO's collective defense clause as possible in the run-up to a meeting between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents. Michal and more than 30 other leaders,...
Minister of the Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) believes that Estonia should not accept EU quota refugees from Southern Europe, but instead contribute to resolving the migration crisis with financial support and Estonian experts. EU member states...
Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen has said that Ukraine has every right to join NATO. She said this in an interview with Yle during a visit to the city of Oulu, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine's place is still and very well may be in NATO in the...
EU member states last year agreed on a new migration package under which the European Commission plans to redistribute up to 30,000 refugees, principally from the Middle East and North Africa and who have applied for international protection,...
Like Lithuania, Estonia is faced with a choice – to accept 79 asylum seekers, send experts to work in southern European countries or pay a solidarity payment of 1.7 million euros, writes ERR News. In 2024, European Union countries agreed on a new...
