Tag: Estonia
NATO builds bunkers in Estonia as protection against Russia
Updated 00.42 | Published 00.11 share-arrowShare unsaveSave A network of underground bunkers will be the first line of defense to the east. The NATO countries in the Baltics are now…
Estonia Spying on hundreds of people in Russia, estimates the former head of the country’s security police | Foreign countries
TARTO Since 2009, twenty people have been convicted in Estonia of spying for various Russian intelligence services. The most recently publicized suspicion is directed at the professor of international politics…
People traveling from Finland to Russia cross the border in Narva, Estonia | Foreign countries
Russia has announced that it will close its border opposite Narva, after which it will not be possible to cross it by car. Specializing in document forgery detection Tarmo Hütt…
Estonia responds to the Russian threat by fortifying its eastern border – 600 bunkers, anti-tank barriers, mines and barbed wire | Foreign countries
The defense ministers of the Baltic countries agreed to fortify their borders against Russia and Belarus today in Riga. TALLINN Estonia plans to build a defense line on its eastern…
Suspected Russian spy arrested in Estonia
share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left fullscreen Estonia’s capital Tallinn. Archive image. Photo: Pavel Golovkin/AP/TT Estonia has arrested a Russian citizen on suspicion of spying for Russia, the country’s security service writes in…
Baltic countries reaffirm their unwavering support for Zelensky, on tour in the region
The Ukrainian president has just completed a two-day tour of the three Baltic countries in Riga, Latvia. This is the first time he has been there since the start of…
In Estonia, a teacher’s basic salary is 1,749 euros – now teachers are going on strike to get more | Foreign countries
The strike of a good twenty thousand teachers is supposed to last at least a week. The Estonian government is not going to bend to demands for a wage increase.…
The construction of Rail Baltica finally begins – the line from Estonia to Poland has been delayed for years and the price has tripled | Foreign countries
According to the latest estimates, the construction of a railway connecting the Baltic countries to the European rail network will cost around ten billion euros. Traffic is scheduled to start…
In Estonia, anyone can get a corona vaccine, even a Finnish tourist – however, the pleasure ends at the turn of the year | Foreign countries
Free corona vaccine is guaranteed until the end of 2023 for all persons living or temporarily staying in Estonia. TALLINN There is no congestion in the Tõnismäki unit of the…
Half of the land border between Estonia and Russia is now fenced off – the newest part of the barrier fence was completed almost 1.5 years ahead of schedule | Foreign countries
The rest of the 135 km long barrier is to be completed by the end of 2025. The construction of the fence started three years ago. TALLINNA/VANIGÕJÄRV The Estonian Police…