Contents tagged with Estonia
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Estonia revoked citizenship of Russian spy’s wife
The Estonian Government has decided to revoke the citizenship of Viktoria Dressen, wife of the former security police officer, Aleksei Dressen, who was found guilty of treason, reported Postimees.
Viktoria Dressen was also accused of high treason and being an accessory to the transfer of classified information and received a suspended sentence of six years in prison. The probationary period is five years.
The prime minister of Estonia, Taavi Rõivas, reported at a press conference that the …
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Estonia to allocate 575,000 euros for humanitarian aid operations in eastern Ukraine
The Estonian Foreign Ministry will allocate €575,000 to provide shelter and basic necessities to the residents of eastern Ukraine, Evropeyskaya Pravda reported.
According to a representative of the Estonian Foreign Minister, “With the arrival of winter… the humanitarian needs are growing: there are not enough blankets, warm clothing, heating devices, there remains insufficient medical care and utilities, as well as access to organizations of humanitarian assistance for the civilian population …
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Russian military plane accused of violating Estonian airspace
On Tuesday, AN-148 of Russian Air Force crossed into Estonian airspace near the island of Vaindloo.
This was reported by the website of the Estonian Ministry of Defense. The Russian plane stayed over the Estonian territory for about a minute. The plane had its transponder on and provided a flight plan.
According to the Estonian Ministry of Defense, at the time of entry there was no direct communication with the plane crew and Estonian air control services.
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign …
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NATO fighter jets will carry out training flights over Estonia
Two Eurofighter fighter jets from the German Air Force will perform low altitude training flights in Estonian airspace next week, Estonian err.ee reported. The flights will be performed at a height of no less than 150 meters and, as servicemen promise, away from residential areas. The flights will be performed in the morning.
Since late August, fighter jets from the German Air Force have been guarding the sky over the Baltic States. They are based at Ämari Air Base. The NATO countries allocate …
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NATO aircraft will make low-altitude patrols over Estonia
The air forces of NATO countries based in Estonia at the Amari air base will conduct low altitude flights over the country’s territory this week. The press service of the Estonian Defense Forces said that the German Air Force is currently based at Amari and that they took over the mission of protecting the Baltic State airspace on the 31st of August.
German Air Force Eurofighter aircraft will fly in pairs at altitudes not lower than 500 feet (152 meters) and away from the settlements during …
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The Presidents of Finland and Estonia don’t exclude imposing new sanctions against Russia
During a press conference in Helsinki, the Presidents of Finland and Estonia, Sauli Niinistö and Kersti Kaljulaid, stated they have not excluded imposing additional sanctions against Russia due to its actions in Syria, reported Postimees news agency. According to the President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, who is in Finland on a State visit, what is happening in Syria is the largest humanitarian disaster of our time.
Kaljulaid noted that, according to the international community, if sanctions …
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Estonian PM: Russia's actions in Europe are acts of war
According to Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, Russia’s actions in Europe can be regarded as acts of war, Postimees reported.
"Our eastern neighbor [Russia] uses both conventional and hybrid methods [of war]… [through] interventions via cyber-attacks in presidential elections, the financing of extremist parties in Europe … spreading propaganda and lies,” Rõivas stated.
The Estonian Prime Minister compared Russia to a schoolyard bully who is looking for conflicts wherever they can be found. …
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Lithuanian and Estonians MFAs: MH17 report will be eye opening for some countries
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and Estonia, Linas Linkevičius and Jürgen Ligi respectively, hope that the findings of the investigation on the MH17 crash in Ukraine, published by international experts, will open the eyes of some colleagues. The ministers made that statement at a joint press conference in Vilnius, Delfi reported.
“Sanctions imposed against Russia have nothing to do with this but it will undoubtedly help to open the eyes of some colleagues,” Linkevičius said. …
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Russian NTV journalists were not allowed to enter Estonia
Journalists from the Russian NTV Channel weren’t allowed to enter Estonia, where they were going for a press-tour at the invitation of the Tallin city government, according to the TV company's report. Alexey Kobylkov, a correspondent from NTV Channel, and cameraman Ilya Kondratyev were not allowed to cross at the Ivangorod checkpoint.
Employees of the TV channel were headed for a four-day press tour at the invitation of the Tallin city government, NTV Channel added. According to the TV company, …
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Estonian Foreign Minister: The Russian government understands that it is pointless to attack us
Estonia has always supported establishing a relationship with Russia, stated Jürgen Ligi, the minister of foreign affairs of the Baltic Republic, in an interview with the TC channel RTV.
According to Ligi, Estonia hardly needs to fear attacks from Russia because Russian authorities realize the pointlessness of such a move.
“We have already done much for it. We have already brought defense spending to such a level where [we have a strong] collective defense. Both Vladimir Putin and Russia are …
