Contents tagged with Estonia
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F-35 fighters arrive in Estonia accompanied by NATO reconnaissance aircraft
On April 25th, two US F-35A fighter aircraft and a 100 ARW KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at the Ämari Air Base in Estonia, accompanied by NATO RC-135 air reconnaissance aircraft, according to the Estonian newspaper Postimees.
“When the fighters entered Estonian airspace, there were three NATO reconnaissance aircraft, which is unusually high,” the newspaper noted.
The purpose of the NATO planes was to collect data on the activities of Russian radar systems tracking the arrival of the F-35s, the …
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In May, Estonia will begin marking its water border with Russia
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board together with the Department of Waterways will begin marking the state border with Russia at the Chudskoe, Teploe and Pskov lakes in May, as reported by ERR.ee.
Border signs in the water will be installed along a 126-kilometer border stretch. It was noted that the work will cost 74 million euros.
The state border will be marked with milestones along the water, which will be installed at an interval of more than one and a half kilometers.
On each of …
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US State Department representative will visit Ukraine to discuss military assistance programs
The U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, will visit Ukraine next week to discuss military assistance programs, the State Department said in a message.
The report says that Kaidanow will visit Germany, Estonia and Ukraine on April 23-29 to discuss a number of international security issues.
"In Estonia and Ukraine, Ambassador Kaidanow will meet with civilian and defense officials to discuss a wide range of political-military issues, …
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Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will continue the project of a unified Baltic battalion
The project to create a unified Baltic Battalion with the participation of the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian military will be continued under the leadership of Latvia, as agreed to by the commanders of the defense forces of the three countries at a meeting in Riga, Delfi reported.
They noted that the Baltic Battalion is the common contribution by their states to their own security and to the security of NATO.
"In addition to adopting and integrating in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania a …
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British battalion arrives at military base in Estonia
A British battalion of NATO troops has arrived at a military base in the Estonian town of Tapa, a hundred kilometers from the Russian border, reports Russian service of BBC.
As part of the strengthening of the "Russian" flank of NATO, 800 British and 200 French soldiers have been deployed in Tapa. This is one of four NATO battalions stationed in the Baltic countries and Poland.
In speeches at the ceremony, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid as well as the Defense Ministers of Estonia and …
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Prime Ministers of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said they will never recognize the annexation of the Crimea
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia promised to never recognize the legitimacy of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation as was stated in a joint statement by the Prime Ministers of the Baltic countries and the head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Volodymyr Groysman following a meeting in Kyiv.
“We strongly condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine and stress that the sanctions imposed on Russia must remain in place until the Minsk Agreements are fully implemented and Ukraine's …
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Memorial to the victims of communism is being built in Estonia
In 2018, a monument to the victims of communism will be erected in Estonia. This was announced by the Estonian Minister of Justice Urmas Reinsalu at a commemorative ceremony marking the anniversary of the deportation of Estonians to Siberia, Interfax news agency reports.
"The March deportation [of 1949] was a criminal genocide against our people. We will never forget the victims, and we must also remember the criminals against humanity. In the coming year we will be opening a memorial to the …
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French troops will arrive in Estonia on Monday as a part of NATO mission
On Monday, a contingent of 50 military servicemen from France will arrive in Estonia as a part of NATO mission, as reported by ERR news websites.
Currently, there are more than 80 British military personnel located in Estonia, preparing in collaboration with their Estonian colleagues for the reception of the main part of NATO Forces from the Rapid Response team.
On Friday, a contingent of 130 British military personnel arrived in the country. This is the first big group of personnel from the …
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Ukraine and five Eastern European countries ask U.S. not to remove sanctions from Russia
Diplomats from six Eastern European states, including Ukraine, made a plea to U.S. senators to help in the confrontation with Russia.
As noted by Reuters, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, as well as the Ambassadors of Poland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia came to hearings of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
They urged the U.S. not to lift sanctions from Russia in the near future. "Until Russia withdraws from the Ukrainian territory, there should …
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Estonia intends to demand compensation from Russia for the 'Soviet occupation'
Estonian Minister of Justice Urmas Reinsalu announced that the country has reasons to demand apologies or compensation from Russia, the successor to the USSR, for damage incurred during the years the Soviet Union stayed in the country.
This succession was preserved "after annexation by the Soviet Union in 1940," according to him.
This issue was agreed upon by the Estonian government in 2004 based on international law, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine. The authorities came to the conclusion …