estonia
The Baltic states will disconnect from the energy system shared with Russia and Belarus to join the European grid in February 2025, Interfax Russia reported on June 11. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are the only EU countries not yet connected to the continental grid, instead being part of the BRELL system, which comprises the three Baltic states, Russia, and Belarus. The Baltic nations initially aimed to join the European system by the end of 2025. However, following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they advanced the timeline by nearly a year. Estonian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mi...
Kyiv Independent
Estonia's Interior Ministry has proposed new rules that would seek to limit the ability of non-citizens to buy property near military facilities, the Estonian media outlet ERR reported on June 7, citing a memo by Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets. The measure is reportedly largely directed toward Russian and Belarusian citizens. The proposal follows similar moves by Finland, which has also prevented the acquisition of certain types of property by Russian nationals on the grounds that it could "hinder" national defense. "In Estonia, for example, there are apartments next to some very important ...
Kyiv Independent
Estonia’s parliament enacted a law on May 15 enabling the use of frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine for the damages caused by Russia’s war. Kyiv and its Western allies have discussed using around $300 billion in Russian assets held in Western accounts to support Ukraine. As of October 2023, the Estonian government estimated having 38 million euros ($41.3 million) in frozen Russian assets. “We will adopt this law because Ukraine’s victory is our victory,” Hendrik Johannes Terras, the chairman of Estonia’s Constitutional Commission, said. “We are adopting this law because Russia must co...
Kyiv Independent
Estonian President Alar Karis promulgated on May 30 a law that allows the use of frozen Russian assets for funding Ukraine's war efforts and reconstruction, according to the Presidential Office's website. The Estonian government estimated in October 2023 that it held about 38 million euros ($41.3 million) of frozen Russian assets. Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, passed the bill on May 15 despite some experts disagreeing with it because it supposedly conflicted with the country's Constitution. "Although the chosen method of compensation is innovative, it aims to protect the prohibition of ...
Kyiv Independent
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will allocate over 650,000 euros in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, primarily to support the educational system in frontline areas and assist children affected by the war. Part of the aid will be distributed through Estonian nonprofit organization Eesti Pagulasabi, where the focus will be on improving living conditions in vulnerable regions and aiding Ukrainian refugees in Georgia. Additionally, nonprofit organization Mondo will use part of the funds to organize summer camps and provide mental health support for children in Zaporizhzhia. Estonian Foreign M...
Kyiv Independent
The defense ministers of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia met in the Lithuanian town of Palanga on May 22 and agreed on their key goals ahead of the upcoming NATO summit, including an allied commitment to invest at least 2.5% of GDP in defense. The allied countries have been ramping up their defense spending after the outbreak of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, with 18 NATO members expected to hit the current 2% mark in 2024. Estonia's Hanno Pevkur, Lithuania's Laurynas Kasciunas, and Latvia's Andris Spruds also stressed their continued support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggress...
Kyiv Independent
Representatives of Czechia and Estonia will not be in attendance for Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming presidential inauguration, the foreign ministers of the respective countries confirmed on May 5. Russia's most recent presidential election has been internationally recognized as rigged by the Kremlin. Credible opposition politicians were not permitted to run in the election. Czechia and Estonia join the United Kingdom, Canada, Latvia, and Lithuania in boycotting the inauguration schedule to be held in Moscow on May 7, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported. Other Western allies, ...
Kyiv Independent
Estonia started to regularly close the Narva-1 border crossing with Russia between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. local time, the Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported on May 1. The schedule of the Narva-1 border crossing will likely remain the same until the restoration of the vehicle checkpoint, which was temporarily closed due to the construction of theborder crossing point in the Russian town of Ivangorod, according to ERR. Russia closed the border crossing between Ivangorod in Leningrad Oblast and the Estonian city of Narva to vehicles on Feb. 1, claiming reconstruction works are being carried out...
Kyiv Independent
The Estonian Interior Ministry has no plans to forcibly send Ukrainian draft-aged men out of Estonian territory, Anneli Viks, the ministry's advisor on citizenship and migration policy, said this on April 30 in an interview with Estonian media outlet ERR. Ukraine has not publicly appealed to any of its partners to force out or otherwise restrict its male citizens living abroad. However, Kyiv recently suspended new applications for consular support and banned sending documents and passports to Ukrainian men of draft age – 18 to 60 – who reside outside of Ukraine. With some exceptions, Ukrainian...
Kyiv Independent
NATO's largest cyber defense exercise, Locked Shields, began in Tallinn, Estonia, on April 24, drawing participants from over 40 countries, including Ukraine. NATO's Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDOE) and the National Cyber Security Coordination Center of Ukraine announced that over 4,000 representatives from numerous countries, including Ukraine, will take part in Locked Shields this year. "They will face a range of challenges that replicate the complexities of cyber defense in the real world, including critical thinking, strategic decision-making, legal aspects, crisis co...
Kyiv Independent
閲覧を続けるには、ノアドット株式会社が「プライバシーポリシー」に定める「アクセスデータ」を取得することを含む「nor.利用規約」に同意する必要があります。
「これは何?」という方はこちら