Contents tagged with Estonia
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Estonian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of two Russian diplomats
Russia's Consul General in Estonia’s third largest city Narva Dmitry Kazennov and Consul Andrei Surgaev have been delivered a note that they must leave Estonia, as reported by Delfi news outlet, citing Media Adviser of the Estonian Foreign Ministry Sandra Kamilova.
Kamilova confirmed that Kazennov and Surgaev would be expelled from the country, but refused to comment on it. The reasons for this decision have not been specified.
Russia’s RIA Novosti reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
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Large-scale tank drills will be held during Spring Storm international military exercise in Estonia
The training exercise of tank units are scheduled to take place during the Spring Storm international military drills, which will be held next week in Estonia, as reported by the country’s Defense minister.
"On May 23rd, at the main training ground of the Defense Forces, training drills with the use of heavy equipment, that is, tank units, will begin" Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces Riho Terras stated while visiting the command center of the military exercises.
The heavy military …
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President of Estonia emphasized the importance of maintaining sanctions on Russia
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid accentuated the importance of maintaining sanctions against Russia, in an exclusive interview with the DW program ‘Nemtsova Interview.’
"We can say that the whole security situation in Europe is unpredictable and changeable. There is Russia, which has already shown that it is ready to use force. I am speaking of the occupation of the Crimean peninsula. Besides, we know that Russia does not fulfill its international obligations which it had assumed. Let's …
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Six NATO warships arrived in Estonia
On Friday, six NATO warships entered the port of Tallinn, reported ERR.ee news website with reference to Estonian Defense Force.
The warships of the North Atlantic Alliance made a planned entry into the port of Tallinn to participate in various defense-related activities, to replenish the ships supplies stocks and to rest.
The ships are part of two permanent NATO naval units. The first mine clearing group consists of four ships -Estonian minesweeper EML Wambola, Norwegian HNoMS Hinnoey, …
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Russian citizen in Estonia sentenced to five years prison for espionage
The Harju County Court in Estonia sentenced Artem Zinchenko, a Russian citizen residing in the Baltic republic, to five years of imprisonment on charges of espionage for Russia. This was reported by ERR news agency.
According to the report, Zinchenko was found guilty of crimes against Estonia. According to the charges, Zinchenko was recruited by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (formerly GRU) in 2009. Between 2013 and 2017, he allegedly …
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Large-scale NATO exercises held in Estonia
Spring Storm 2017, a set of large-scale military exercises involving several NATO countries kicked off in Estonia with the participation of almost nine thousand troops.
"About 2.3 thousand foreign servicemen from 13 countries will take part in large-scale NATO exercises Kevadtorm-2017 (Spring Storm 2017) together with the Estonian military. In total, almost 9 thousand military servicemen will be involved from May 8 to May 26," the message of the General Staff of the Defense Forces of the …
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Estonia will destroy beaver dams to protect its border with Russia
Estonian border guards will destroy beaver dams along the rivers and streams bordering on Russia because these constructions facilitate the transit of smugglers, ERR reports.
Beaver dams are located in Southeastern Estonia on the Pededze and Piusa rivers, as well as on some small streams. A tender has already been announced to find a contractor for the task.
It would be necessary to cut the trees lying on Russian territory along the border line. However, the contractor's challenge is to avoid …
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Russian government's aircraft violated Estonian airspace
A Russian government aircraft, allegedly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on board, violated Estonia's airspace, as reported by Postimees, citing the Estonian Defense Forces.
The IL-96 aircraft is owned by the state-run aviation enterprise, Rossiya, which is subordinate to the Office of the President of the Russian Federation. The plane violated Estonian airspace on the evening of May 3rd near the island of Vaindloo.
According to Estonian Defense Forces, the aircraft flew with the …
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The Estonian government will send the European Commission a proposal to fine Gazprom
The Estonian government had a meeting on Thursday and decided to invite the European Commission to fine PJSC Gazprom for abusing the monopoly position in the gas market.
“Considering the scale of the violation, Estonia believes that the antimonopoly investigation against Gazprom should be completed in a way that ensures the cessation of abuse of the monopoly position, followed by a fine. According to Estonia, in this case, the taking of obligations by Gazprom is not proportional to the size of …
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Estonian Defense Minister: Russian forces may remain in Belarus after Zapad-2017 military exercises
Estonian Defense Minister Margus Tsahkna believes that Russian forces may remain in Belarus after September’s “Zapad 2017” exercises.
According to Tsahkna, Estonia and other NATO countries possess intelligence data according to which the Russian forces may remain in Belarus after completing the exercises. He added that more than 4000 train cars will be used to transport troops and equipment from Russia to Belarus, which also indicates the possibility of a military base being deployed.
“For …
