The author reflects on the impact of the poor political relations between Estonia and Russia on the car transshipment business in Estonia. He examines the implications of the decrease in Russian cargo in Estonian ports in 2008 for Estonia's gross domestic product (GDP). He presents evidence for...
As the war in Ukraine turns in Russia’s favor, defences are being bolstered in the front-line nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as in Finland and Poland. Article content NP Posted Get a dash of perspective along with the trending news of the day in a very readable form...
The big news from your visit to Washington is the the HIMARS deal finalized this week. How does that connect to Latvia and Estonia also buying HIMARS? A year ago, we agreed with Latvia and Estonia about our joint capability development. The Estonians have already concluded their...
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Igor Kirillov, who was named the head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces in April 2017, was under sanctions from several countries including the U.K. and Canada for his role in Ukraine.
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of NATO, has warned member states that they must "expect the worst," while stating that Russia would "pay a high price" for attacking Ukraine. Many NATO countries—especially small, formerly Soviet states such as Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as ...
An oil freighter with ties to Russia is being blamed for severing a cable between Finland and Estonia, cutting off 658 megawatts of power.
Russia's air force meanwhile is still "largely what it was" before the war began as it never fully committed itself to the conflict. "They've held back, precisely because they fear Western air power, which is much stronger than Russian air power."...
Pevkur, Estonia’s defense minister, whose country has deep historic reasons to fear Russia, and is weeks from disconnecting from a joint energy grid with its far larger eastern neighbor, is also cautious about attributing blame. “We have to stick to the rules and also to the legislation, ...