Russian-speaking people in Estonia and Latvia live in the Russian world, writer and social anthropologist Erika Fatland writes in Norway’s largest daily Aftenposten. In an article entitled “Trapped in the Kremlin’s long shadows” (“Fanget i Kremls lange skygger”), Fatland says that thirty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union,Continue Reading
Once the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan’s airfield in Kandahar on Friday, it didn’t take long for photos to appear on social media showing Taliban fighters posing with military helicopters such as U.S.-made Black Hawks and Soviet-made Mi-17s. After the group took over Mazar-i-Sharif airport this weekend, more photos followed,Continue Reading
At the end of the protest «against compulsory vaccination» outside the government building in Riga, some protesters exhibited provocative behaviour. One police officer was attacked. Police have commenced a criminal procedure. At first protesters started gathering at the Freedom Monument at around 19:00 p.m. Around 20:00 p.m. protesters made theirContinue Reading
During a meeting in Berlin on Tuesday, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the hybrid attack by Belarus on the European Union and the situation in Afghanistan. Regarding the events in Afghanistan, the Estonian prime minister stressed that the most important diplomatic goal is toContinue Reading
Estonia, seeing the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, has offered accepting up to ten refugees from the troubled South Asian country. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas stated on Tuesday, August 17, that the country is willing to contribute to solving the growing crisis after Estonia’s involvement in the US-led WarContinue Reading
The Taliban Islamic movement announced its victory over the Afghan government in the presidential palace on Sunday evening. The chaos and fear in the country keep increasing every moment. Estonia’s ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik believes that the new reality will become the greatest shock for the younger generation. «TheContinue Reading
People are holding state and municipal flags and posters saying “STOP Discrimination”, F**k National Certificate”, and also chanted “Disgrace, disgrace”. “We need to protect the state, the Constitution, to defend our rights, a free choice, for our rights not to be restricted, irrespective of whether a person wants to getContinue Reading
More and more countries are opting for third vaccine shots. People belonging to risk groups will get their third vaccine shots in Germany and France in September. Israel recently announced as much. Estonia sees no need for third jabs yet. Israel said in late July that it will immunize peopleContinue Reading
We must show that there’s no free access to the territory of the European Union, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson says, having arrived in Vilnius to assess the ongoing migration crisis. “This is a provocation of the Lukashenko regime. (…) And we have to make it clear thatContinue Reading
Former commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, MEP Riho Terras (Isamaa) urges the PM and foreign minister to raise the alarm over what he describes as a hybrid campaign against Lithuania. Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko (no longer recognized as president by the West) is becoming bolder by the day. HeContinue Reading