NATO pärast Ankarat
Tony Lawrence
Diplomaatia
“Sõnadetagi oli selge, et Ankara tippkohtumisel oli Euroopas asuvatele liikmesriikidele kõige olulisem vältida avalikke lahkhelisid USA-ga. Allianss suutiski demonstreerida hoopis otsusekindlust ja ühtekuuluvust.”
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“Kartus, et halvas tujus Donald Trump paiskab täpselt lavastatud ürituse segamini, ei läinud täide, ehkki aeg-ajalt tuli eurooplastel hoida hinge kinni. Kokkusaamise eel oli Trump uuesti valjult selle üle kurtnud, et tema sõjal Iraanis napib toetust, manitsenud liitlasriike (eriti Hispaaniat) kaitsekuludega koonerdamise pärast ning taas ähvardanud Gröönimaa hõivata. Kokkusaamise lõpetanud pressikonverentsil kõneles ta siiski „armastusest” ja „ühtsusest”.
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[Fears that a moody Donald Trump would disrupt the carefully staged event did not materialize, although Europeans had to hold their breath at times. Ahead of the meeting, Trump had again loudly complained about the lack of support for his war in Iran, admonished allies (especially Spain) for skimping on defense spending, and once again threatened to occupy Greenland.]
https://diplomaatia.ee/nato-parast-ankarat/
“NATO 3.0 becomes Europe’s new security Champions League.”
TVP
“Can Russia attack NATO? Latvia’s defence minister gives a clear answer.”
BNN
“Spoofing and Spillover: Russia Targets NATO.”
CEPA
The Hottest Border
By Marzio G. Mian
Virginia Quarterly Review - Nov. 2025
“There is no mistaking those paw prints. They’re from a bear—no doubt about it. Tom and his patrol partner, Kersti, often spot the animal on the monitor during their night shifts. From their command center in Piusa, in southern Estonia, border police watch footage from around three hundred cameras placed along the seventy-mile stretch of border. They see the massive creatures rise up on their hind legs and swipe furiously at the steel fence. “Sometimes they manage to bend it,” Tom tells me. “Other times, they get tangled in the barbed wire—we see on the screen how painful it is for them to break free. It’s heartbreaking.” At twenty-eight, he’s already a captain. His thick glasses and handlebar mustache remind me of the young East Germans before the fall of the Berlin Wall. …”
https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/hottest-border
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https://www.vqronline.org/summer-2025/reporting/hottest-border
“Pulitzer Center Story Covering Estonian Border With Russia Wins VQR Award.”
Pulitzer Center
Russia is Building a Legal Case Against the Baltic States
Vsquare
“For years, the Baltic states dismissed the Kremlin’s increasingly outlandish claims – from implying they were allowing Ukrainian drones to strike Russia from their territory to allegations they were preparing to deport their native Russian speakers – as propaganda. Note, debunk, move on.”
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“Now, some of those same allegations are appearing in what Russia says is a case-in-preparation against Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania before the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ). Latvia’s State Security Service (SAB) describes the Kremlin’s strategy as “lawfare” - the use of international law as part of hybrid war against the West, aimed at entangling adversaries in years of costly litigation while advancing Moscow’s political narrative.”
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Juilliard-trained pianist and entrepreneur Indrek Laul enters Estonia’s presidential race
By Silver Tambur
Estonian World
“… backed by 30 prominent Estonians, says he wants to become a consensus candidate capable of uniting political parties, communities and worldviews. Laul, 58, accepted the nomination after 30 prominent Estonians – drawn from business, academia and the arts – published a letter urging parliament to consider him for the presidency.”
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“He has said his experience in international business, culture, education and philanthropy had persuaded him that ‘the time has come to give something back’.”
https://estonianworld.com/life/piano-maker-indrek-laul-enters-estonias-presidential-race/
Estonia quantum computing companies: a complete guide
By Quantum Computing Technology
“The leading Estonia quantum computing companies and institutions in 2026 form a research-led ecosystem, organised around the universities, national research institutes, and the EstQCI national quantum-communication programme. … Nine organisations are profiled in this guide, alongside KBFI, the national institute of chemical physics and biophysics: the University of Tartu, TalTech, Metrosert, Cybernetica, EstQCI, NordIQuEst, NordicQCI, RIKS, and the national Quantum Estonia effort.”
https://quantumzeitgeist.com/estonia-quantum-computing-companies/
63 migrants from Belarus caught in Estonia last week
ERR | BNN
“Over the past week, 63 migrants with no legal right to be in Estonia have been caught by the police – almost double the number apprehended last year. The authorities say the situation is connected to the migration pressure on the Latvian-Belarus border and will likely continue until the weather worsens. Last week, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) detained several groups of migrants in central Tallinn who they said had likely crossed the Belarusian border into Latvia. The groups then attempted to travel onward through Estonia with Finland as a final destination.”
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“Eestis tabatud illegaalid saadetakse Lätti ja sealt tagasi Valgevenesse.”
Postimees
“Estonian Authorities Label Migration Surge a Belarusian Hybrid Attack.”
Shortl
“Estonia sends additional officers to Latvia amid growing migration pressure.”
BNN
Surve praamipiletite hinnatõusuks sai uue hoo
Ülle Harju
Postimees
“Surve tõsta Saaremaa, Hiiumaa ja mandri vahel sõitvate praamide piletihinda on saanud värske, kallima liiniveolepingu tõukel uue hoo. Riik tellib piletihindade sotsiaalmajandusliku mõju uuringu, mille valmimisele vallajuhtide hinnangul tõenäoliselt hinnatõus järgnebki.”
https://www.postimees.ee/8516888/surve-praamipiletite-hinnatousuks-sai-uue-hoo#
Erinevalt Vilniusest ei ole Eesti suurlinnadel droonitõrjeplaani
Henry-Laur Allik
Postimees
“Tallinnal, Tartul ja Narval pole kavas investeerida droonitõrjesse – nad jäävad lootma, et kaitsevägi tegeleb potentsiaalse drooniohuga, samas kui Leedu pealinnas Vilniuses luuakse linna raha eest mobiilseid droonitõrje meeskondi, mille varustus võimaldab avastada vaenulikke droone ja vajadusel need alla tulistada.”
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“Vilnius on esimene Euroopa omavalitsus, mis hakkab investeerima droonivastasesse võitlusesse. …”
Ida-Viru County seeks tourism rebrand beyond Soviet-era 'ghost town' image
ERR
“One classic example of this is the former mining town of Viivikonna, famed for being a ghost town, though there are people living there again nowadays. Local residents are often keen to move away from the old Soviet tag and embrace something new. "We want to turn Viivikonna back into a holiday destination, with beautiful backyards. Perhaps in the future it could become an example of how to turn an ugly town into a beautiful settlement," Priit Orav, who has worked as a tour guide in the area for around 25 years, suggested.”
Estonia is the world’s most sustainable nation
BBC Science Focus
“… according to the latest version of the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) – a biennial assessment of 177 countries’ environmental credentials by Columbia and Yale universities. The Baltic state rose to the top of the global rankings after having simultaneously expanded its renewable energy generation capacity and cut its carbon emissions.”
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“Estonia was closely followed by Luxembourg and the United Kingdom in the rankings, which were ranked second and third respectively. Finland came in 4th.”
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/country-leading-world-sustainability-estonia
“Report: Environmental Performance Index"
Yale Universitry
Swedish football fans vandalize Tallinn's Lilleküla Stadium
ERR
“Traveling fans of Swedish football club IFK Göteborg vandalized facilities at the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn Thursday night, continuing the spree in the city center too. The visiting Göteborg fans were in Tallinn for the second leg of the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round against FCI Levadia.”
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“Traveling fans of the Swedish club, who numbered around 2,000, vandalized two bathroom facilities in the zone allocated to them, leaving them seriously damaged, with doors ripped off their hinges, ceiling panels removed, and graffiti sprayed. Several seats in the stands were also broken.”
https://news.err.ee/1610099752/rampaging-swedish-football-fans-vandalize-tallinn-s-lillekula-stadium
“Göteborgi fännid märatsesid Tallinnas ja peksid A. Le Coq Arena sassi.”
Elu24
“IFK Göteborg faces sanctions after fan vandalism in Tallinn.”
The Sweden Herald
Seto Kingdom to be
proclaimed 1. August
ERR
“Launched in 1994, Seto Kingdom Day is an annual gathering of Seto people, friends and supporters from both near and far, celebrating the Seto language, food, culture, history and people.”
https://news.err.ee/1610082691/seto-kingdom-to-be-proclaimed-for-a-day-on-august-1
“How Estonia’s Setos are navigating a modernizing world and geopolitics.”
New Eastern Europe
“Sada aastat varjul olnud setokeelsed muinasjutud jõudsid raamatukaante vahele.”
ERR
'Bronze Soldier' Night proved Estonia is a sovereign nation, says former PM Andrus Ansip
ERR
“Next April will mark the 20th anniversary of the "Bronze Soldier" night riots in Estonia.”
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“The events on Tõnismägi, just across from the National Library, can now be seen as a teachable moment – for instance the decision to confine the response to civilian agencies like the police and not to deploy the military seems to have been the right one.”
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“Siseministeerium tahab teha piiripunktide lahtiolekuaja piirangu tähtajatuks.”
ERR
“Estonians debate whether to sell or demolish Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Tallinn.”
By Paul Goble
“Estonia's first remotely operated taxi crash raises accountability questions.”
ERR
“First semi-autonomous taxi accident in Estonia raises questions about liability.”
BNN
“Ämari lennubaasis alustavad Balti õhukaitsemissiooniga türklased.”
ERR
“We’ve fallen in love with drones, but they’re not the sole answer.”
Politico Europe
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Around the Baltic Sea
How Russia Legitimizes Occupation
By Maksym Panchokha
Riddle
“Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory is often measured in military terms: towns captured, borders shifted, and front lines advanced. Yet occupation is not solely a military or administrative process. It also involves reshaping how people understand the past, their collective identity, and their place within broader political communities. Russia has used historical narratives as a tool of governance in occupied Crimea and the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” since 2014.”
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“One of the key institutions carrying out this agenda is the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO). Established by presidential decree in 2012, RVIO is a state-run organization tasked with promoting patriotic education and a unified interpretation of Russian history. …”
https://ridl.io/the-return-narrative-how-russia-legitimizes-occupation/
Euroopa Liidu loogika:
lühike ülevaade Vene teaduspublikatsioonidest
Elena Pavlova ja Maria-Elisabeth Mihhin
Diplomaatia
“Arvamused Euroopa Liidust Venemaal on vastakad. Lühike ülevaade Venemaa politoloogia teadusajakirjatest ja teadlaste intervjuud näitavad põlvkondlikku lõhet. Euroopa Liidu sanktsioonipoliitikat nähakse mitte ainult kui vastasseisu Venemaaga, vaid ka kui vahendit Euroopa integratsiooniks. Tulemusena Euroopa Liidu kui normatiivse jõu roll väheneb, samas kui selle roll pragmaatilise partnerina saab noore teadlaste põlvkonna seas uue tähtsuse.”
https://diplomaatia.ee/euroopa-liidu-loogika-luhike-ulevaade-vene-teaduspublikatsioonidest/
NATO Says Russian Missile Hit Poland During Ukraine Attack
New York Times | Radio Poland | Moscow Times
“A Russian missile crashed in Poland on Thursday during an overnight assault on neighboring Ukraine, NATO said, an event that could risk bringing Russia closer to direct confrontation with the Western military alliance, to which Poland belongs. Mark Rutte, the NATO secretary general, said the incident was a “violation of Poland’s airspace by a Russian missile” and vowed to strengthen alliance defenses.”
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“A senior Polish defence official confirmed on Thursday that a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile entered Poland's airspace during a massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine before crashing in the country's east.”
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Meduza
“Lithuanian border guards find tunnel from Belarus.”
LRT
“Workers extract 60,000 liters of fuel oil from Finnish warship that sank in 1941.”
Yle
“Medvedev eitas mobilisatsiooni ettevalmistamist Venemaal.”
Postimees
“Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 30, 2026.”
ISW
“Russia in Review, July 24–31, 2026.”
Russia Matters
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