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ERKKI KOORT ⟩ The Kremlin Wasted Its Moment. A Window of a Thousand Opportunities Has Now Opened for Ukraine.

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Published: June 12, 2026 17:59

When Donald Trump took office as U.S. president and pledged to end the war in Ukraine, Russia appeared to have a unique window of opportunity. That window has since closed and opened instead for Ukraine, writes Postimees and Estonian Academy of Security…

EDITORIAL ⟩ Allied Powers' Grand Feast in Tallinn

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Published: June 10, 2026 20:19

On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Tallinn with the President of the Republic Alar Karis and leaders of several other countries to deliver a diplomatic blow to Russia and thereby create conditions for future peace negotiations.

Riigikogu ratified prison rental agreement between Estonia and Sweden

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Published: June 10, 2026 18:36

At its sitting today, the Riigikogu approved the agreement between Estonia and Sweden that authorises the transferral of up to 600 prison inmates from Sweden to Estonia to serve their sentence.

MAREK STRANDBERG ⟩ People are getting back on their feet and walking again – an Estonia-developed drug is saving legs that would otherwise require amputation.

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Published: June 9, 2026 20:05

For decades, physicians have battled vascular calcification, but there comes a point when even the most advanced treatments are no longer effective. That is when an idea that sounds almost like science fiction comes into play: encouraging the body to grow…

RAUL EAMETS ⟩ European Commission forecast tempers optimism over Estonia’s economic growth

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Published: June 8, 2026 23:06

At the end of May, the European Commission published its spring forecast for economic growth in the member states. There is considerable cause for concern, as it is now clear that the crisis in the Middle East will not be resolved quickly, oil tankers…

ESTONIAN INTELLIGENCE ⟩ Ukrainian strike destroys one-third of the Baltic Fleet’s medium-range air defence capability

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Published: June 5, 2026 15:33

According to Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defence Forces Intelligence Centre, a Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg and Kronstadt early Wednesday morning destroyed a significant portion of the Russian Baltic Fleet’s medium-range air…

NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN ESTONIA? ⟩ Unlike Lithuania and Poland, Estonia is reluctant to discuss nuclear capability

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Published: June 5, 2026 13:52

The Financial Times reported that the Baltic states and Poland are interested in hosting bases for U.S. nuclear-capable aircraft. However, while discussions about nuclear capability are conducted openly in countries such as Poland and Lithuania, in Estonia…

PRIIT HÕBEMÄGI ⟩ New National Defence Act: Private Media is the Prime Suspect, Not a Partner

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Published: June 4, 2026 09:07

Estonia's major media companies conducted two years of negotiations with the State Chancellery on how to cooperate in crisis situations. However, after the recent crisis situation and the adoption of the State Defence Act in parliament, it became clear…

Ukraine launches major drone attack on northwestern Russia, air threat alert issued in Estonia

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Published: June 3, 2026 07:10

The Estonian Defence Forces issued a drone warning early Wednesday morning for several counties after concerns that a Ukrainian attack drone en route to Russia might enter Estonian airspace. The Defence Forces' press office later confirmed to Postimees…

ERKKI KOORT ⟩ How China Became the World's Most Important Superpower in a Week

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Published: June 2, 2026 18:43

Over the course of the past week, both US President Trump and Moscow's ruler Putin have been in Beijing. Xi Jinping, who has essentially elevated himself to imperial status, has turned China into the world's most important nation, writes Erkki Koort,…