Putin’s Estonia provocation rings alarm bells in the Baltics
May 24, 2024 · Just a day after the the Kremlin's defense ministry deleted a threat to redraw borders in the Baltic Sea earlier this week, Russian border guards removed more than 20 buoys on the Narva River — a waterway along the Estonian-Russian border. EU leaders condemned the move as an act of provocative behavior by Russia with its neighbors.
Russia preparing for military confrontation with West, says Estonia ...
VILNIUS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Russia is preparing for a military confrontation with the West within the next decade and could be deterred by a counter build-up of armed forces, Estonia's...
Estonia's foreign minister says the Baltics ... - Associated Press News
Feb 14, 2024 · As tensions soar between Russia and the West over the war, it emerged Tuesday that Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era World War II monuments. Kallas dismissed the move as a “familiar scare tactic” by Moscow.
Estonia thwarts ‘shadow war’ attack, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas …
Feb 20, 2024 · Estonia has thwarted a Russian-directed influence operation on its territory, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told CNN. The operation, extending back to last year, involved a series...
Estonia says Russia removed navigation buoys on border river
VILNIUS, May 23 (Reuters) - Russian border guards have removed navigation buoys from the Estonian side of a river separating the two countries, the Baltic nation said on Thursday, adding that...
Estonia’s PM says country would be ‘wiped from map’ under …
Jun 22, 2022 · Estonia would be wiped off the map and the historic centre of its capital city razed to the ground under current Nato plans to defend the country from any Russian attack, according to its prime...
In Russia's shadow: The Baltics wait for Europe's strategic new
Estonia and Latvia share land borders with Russia, while Lithuania is adjacent to the Russian enclave Kaliningrad, which also shares a border with Poland, and Moscow's close ally, Belarus.
Russia to double military presence along Nato border, Estonia …
Feb 13, 2024 · Russia to double military presence along Nato border, Estonia warns. Intelligence says Moscow will beef up troops near Finland and Baltic states as it prepares for future conflict.
Estonian prime minister says Putin is "afraid" of war with Nato - BBC
Mar 17, 2024 · Estonia's Prime Minister, Kaja Kallas, has told the BBC that Russia's Vladimir Putin is "afraid" of a war with Nato. The leader of Estonia, which borders Russia, warned that while Putin is...
Russia's removal of Estonian border markers 'unacceptable' - EU - BBC
May 24, 2024 · The European Union has denounced Russia's removal of buoys marking the border with Estonia on the Narva River. A total of 24 out of 50 buoys placed to mark sailing routes were removed in the...