Ukraine Recovery Conference: At URC2026 in Gdańsk, Ukraine secured over €10bn in agreements and more than €550m was raised to ready the energy sector for winter, with partners including the US, Sweden, Norway and Estonia among major contributors. Baltic Energy Push: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania urged the EU to speed up a full ban on Russian oil imports, arguing the remaining volumes still fund Russia’s war and that the EU should move past earlier delays. Estonia to Host Next URC: Estonia will take over organizing the next Ukraine Recovery Conference in Tallinn in 2027, with the government framing it as investment in European security and using NB8 cooperation to broaden support. NATO Eastern Flank Worries: Reports and warnings say Russia could stage hybrid provocations against the Baltics or Poland to test NATO unity as Ukraine hits deeper targets. Estonian Privacy & Policing: The Interior Ministry backs court oversight for searches of phones and email accounts, stressing privacy and the need for clearer legal rules. Local Governance: A nearly 12-hour Narva council meeting ended in procedural clashes and three no-confidence motions. Culture & Memory: Tallinn’s Mere Cultural Center will cover a Stalin-era ceiling mural and stucco to make the venue more neutral and easier to rent. Foreign Policy Messaging: Estonia’s FM criticized Netflix’s expanded licensing of “Masha and the Bear” as Kremlin soft power.