Estonia Warns of Russian ‘Mind Games’ Over New Security Demands
By Ott Tammik
Bloomberg - 12. Nov.
“Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Europe’s foremost demand is an end to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, now well into its fifth year. President Vladimir Putin’s latest negotiation bid, which has emerged amid a renewed US-led effort to broker peace, is a “trap” into which European governments mustn’t fall, he said.”
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“If Russia is a threat to Europe, then the last thing you do is discuss how to arrange your security architecture with the one who’s threatening you,” Michal said in an interview on the sidelines of a meeting of European and world leaders in Dublin on Thursday.”
https://archive.ph/q7CT3#selection-1217.0-1217.63
Estonia wants Costa and Kallas to speak for Europe in Ukraine peace talks
Politico Europe - 12. Nov.
“Estonia called for European Council President António Costa and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas to represent Europe in Russia-Ukraine negotiations, as leaders grapple with who should have a seat at the negotiating table.”
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“Europe has already chosen its representatives. Both are clearly accountable to EU countries,” Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told POLITICO.”
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“Kallas also has foreign policy competence as the bloc’s High Representative. But her critics have long argued the former Estonian prime minister is too hawkish on Russia and would not be able to negotiate in good faith with Moscow.”
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“There is no need to appoint anyone new. If Russians don’t like it, too bad,” Michal said. “We should be represented by those we trust and who are accountable to the EU, not by those who Putin likes.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/estonia-antonio-costa-kaja-kallas-europe-ukraine-peace-talks/
“Bild: Putin tahab Balti riikides NATO baasid keelata ja Soome alliansist välja kupatada.”
Postimees - 13. Nov
ERR [in Estonian] - 13. Nov.
“EU's Kaja Kallas says US 'can't negotiate on our behalf’.”
France24
“Soome kaitseminister: Venemaa testib, kui palju lääs on valmis järele andma.”
ERR - 13. Nov.
“Venemaa nostalgiahõnguline ettepanek on peibutis, mille lõksu ei tohi Euroopa langeda.”
Postimees - 12. Nov.
Analüütikud: USA tegi veel ühe järeleandmise Venemaale
ERR - 11. Nov.
Bloomberg - 12. Nov.
U.S. News and World Report
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Vana Tallinn’s Christmas tree arrived
ERR
“This year's tree, nearly 15 metres tall, was brought to the capital from Hara village in Kuusalu municipality, Harju County, after being chosen from more than ten candidates.”
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ERR
‘A restless and difficult night’ in the Baltics as NATO fighter jets fail to shoot down drone
Euronews
“Four drones and dozens of suspected meteorological balloon sightings were detected moving from Belarus towards NATO's external border. NATO fighter jets twice tried and failed to shoot down a drone over northern Lithuania overnight, as unidentified aerial objects triggered air-raid warnings across the Baltic states and prompted precautionary restrictions in Finland.”
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“Four drones and dozens of suspected meteorological balloon sightings were detected moving from Belarus towards NATO's external border. … unidentified aerial objects triggered air-raid warnings across the Baltic states and prompted precautionary restrictions in Finland.”
NATO plaanib seada Euroopa kaitse välismissioonidest ettepoole
ERR
"NATO liitlased arutavad viimase paarikümne aasta suurimat sõjalise planeerimise reformi, mille järgi saaks prioriteediks Venemaa heidutamine ning vägede saatmine välisriikidesse jääks tagaplaanile.”
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“Alliansi 32 liikmesriiki alustasid läbirääkimisi uute võimekuseesmärkide üle, mis määravad, milliseid vägesid ja relvastust liitlased konflikti korral välja panevad ning kes selle eest maksab.”
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“Nelja dokumendiga tutvunud NATO diplomaadi sõnul ei eeldata dokumendikavandi kohaselt liitlastelt enam piisavalt vägesid, et pidada samal ajal Euroopas suurt sõda ja osaleda mitmel väiksemal kriisiohjemissioonil. Selle asemel plaanitakse täita vaid ühe või teise stsenaariumi nõudeid.”
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“Setomaa village caught between anti-tank ditches and the Russian border.”
ERR
“Estonian pilot: We keep our 4 jets at least a kilometer from Russia's border.”
ERR
“Ukraina droonid sisenesid Eesti õhuruumi nii kagust kui ka kirdest.”
ERR
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Around the Baltic Sea
Finland detected a strike on Russian warship in Baltic Sea
Reuters | Yle
“The Finnish Defence Forces detected... a strike on a Russian warship in the Gulf of Finland area and has monitored the development of the situation," a spokesperson for the Nordic country's military said.”
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“Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania early on Wednesday issued warnings to citizens to take shelter due to drones in their airspace, and NATO scrambled warplanes in response.”
https://archive.ph/nRoEU#selection-1283.0-1291.0
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From the Baltic to the Black Sea: Large-Scale GPS Jamming Detected Along NATO Borders
Militarnyi
“The OSINT project ItaMilRadar reported this, publishing a map of navigation interference as of November 3, 2026, based on data from the AirNav Radar service.”
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“The highest concentration of interference was observed along NATO countries’ borders with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.”
Meedia: Soome lahel sai tabamuse Venemaa sõjalaev
ERR | Postimees
“Erinevate sõjaseirega tegelevate sotsiaalmeediakanalite teatel rünnati ööl vastu kolmapäeva Soome lahel Venemaa Balti laevastiku väikesemahulist raketilaeva. Ukraina julgeolekuteenistuse (SBU) kinnitas, et tabas rünnaku käigus Ust-Luga sadamale ka Venemaa sõjalaeva.”
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“SBU teatel tabas nende öine operatsioon Venemaa Balti laevastiku taristu vastu ka Bujan-M-klassi raketilaeva Naro-Fominsk, mis on varustatud tiibrakettide Kalibr väljatulistamiseks.”
https://www.err.ee/1610192830/meedia-soome-lahel-sai-tabamuse-venemaa-sojalaev
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Interview: Sweden’s foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenergard
The Baltic Sentinel
“… If every country did as much as Sweden and Estonia, this war would look very different. So a great deal is in our own hands.”
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“We need to recognize the urgency of the threat, because a North–South divide is emerging in Europe and among NATO partners. The Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands clearly understand the threat from Russia, but some partners have not fulfilled their promises. …”
The Kremlin call: How talking to Putin exposed Europe’s deepest rift over Ukraine
By Tim Ross in Helsinki
Politico Europe
“… Finland’s president Alexander Stubb sat down next to his old friend Jonas Gahr Støre, the Norwegian prime minister, to call Vladimir Putin. They hoped such a dramatic and direct intervention with Russia’s leader would demonstrate European resolve.”
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“Instead, the conversation on a damp autumn morning in Helsinki triggered the biggest rift among Nordic allies since Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — and exposed Europe’s wider divisions over how to deal with Moscow at a pivotal moment in the push for peace.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-europe-rift-russia-ukraine-war/
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“Drones entered Estonian airspace from northeast and southeast.”
ERR
“Putin tahab Balti riikides NATO baasid keelata ja Soome alliansist välja kupatada.”
Postimees
“Tesla Assisted Driving Approved in Finland.”
24/7 Wall Street
“Riho Terras: üks Venemaa nõudmisi on Soome NATO liikmelisuse tagasipööramine.”
Postimees
“Finland prepares new entry restrictions targeting Russian athletes.”
Helsinki Times
The Guardian
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Russia
Russia normalized torture long before it quit the European treaty meant to prevent it
The Moscow Times
“Torture has remained systemic in Russia. It spilled beyond Russia’s borders in 2014 after the seizure of Crimea and the occupation of eastern Ukrainian territories and escalated after the full-scale war began in 2022.”
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“As experts from the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group point out, torture is routinely used against all Ukrainians held in places of detention under Russian control. This applies to prisoners of war and civilians alike. The widespread, systematic, and uniform use of torture in all places where Ukrainian captives are held indicates that it has become a coordinated, authorized, and centralized policy of the Russian Federation toward Ukrainians.”
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“Virtually anyone who ends up in territory under Russian control and comes into direct contact with its representatives, whether military personnel, law enforcement officers, or representatives of the so-called people’s republics or occupation administrations, is subjected to torture or other inhuman treatment. This also applies to people considered missing. Those among them who were not killed and were unable to evade the Russian authorities undoubtedly endured torture. Victims include women and men, civilians and prisoners of war. The torture of children has also been documented. …”
Independent Novaya Gazeta shuts its Moscow newsroom
Deutsche Welle
“The investigative newspaper is closing its doors after Russian authorities labeled it a "foreign agent" and ordered it to vacate its Moscow premises. … The investigative outlet, co-founded by late USSR chief Mikhail Gorbachev, had long been a thorn in the Kremlin's side. In recent years, it ran into increasing roadblocks amid its critical coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-independent-novaya-gazeta-shuts-its-moscow-newsroom/a-79899827
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