Kaitsepolitsei Aastaraamat 

2020-2021

(Eesti Kaitsepolitsei)

“2020. ja 2021. aastat jääb veel pikka aega tähistama akronüüm Covid-19. Viirusepandeemia pole riigi julgeolekut meie vaatest oluliselt muutnud, küll aga tekitab oportunistidel lootuse sogases vees kerge- mini kala püüda. …”

https://www.kapo.ee/et/content/aastaraamatu-väljaandmise-traditsiooni-ajalugu-ja-eesmärk-0.html

On kah EstoNews arhiivides:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w6e9ffzxbnek10n/Aastaraamat-2020-2021.pdf?dl=0

COVID cases in the Baltics 

- 478 in Estonia

- 612 in Latvia

- 1,088 in Lithuania

(BNN)

https://bnn-news.com/latest-covid-19-cases-in-baltics-612-in-latvia-1-088-in-lithuania-478-in-estonia-223958

“Koroonaviiruse andmestik.” - Eesti Terviseamet

“How the Pandemic Changed Europe.” - The New Yorker

“Ööpäevaga tuli juurde 478 nakatunut, haiglaravil alla 500 inimese.” - ERR

“Eestis on süstimise ootel ligi 47,000 vaktsiinidoosi.” - ERR

“Finland: 380 cases on Friday.” - Yle

“The coronavirus pandemic is far from over.” - Deutsche Welle

“Fake COVID-19 certificates being sold in Helsinki.” - Helsinki Times

“Sweden has highest new Covid cases per person in Europe.” - The Guardian

“Russia’s Sputnik vaccine injects divisions into EU.” - Politico-Europe

— Friday 16. April —

Poliitmaastik on polariseerunud EKRE ja Reformierakonna vahel

(Delfi)

“Eesti poliitiline maastik on uues ajajärgus. Kui seni on põhiline küsimus olnud poliitikas rahvus ja vene vähemus, kus rivaalitsesid Reformierakond ja Keskerakond, varem veel Isamaa ja Keskerakond, siis viimasel neljal-viiel aastal on konflikti eristavaks teljeks liberaalsus ja konservatiivsus, suletus ja avatus.”

https://www.delfi.ee/artikkel/93156641/erisaade-tonis-saarts-poliitmaastik-on-polariseerunud-ekre-ja-reformierakonna-vahel

“Kas Isamaa on tõesti Eesti vanim erakond, nagu väidab Tunne Kelam?” - Eesti Päevaleht

 Mart Helme wants to establish Riigikogu support group for Estonia leaving the EU

(ERR)

“Helme described the initiative as a cry for help in a federalizing Europe that has succumbed to neo-Marxist ideology. … “We understand full well that we will be accused of working for the Kremlin and told that Estonia must choose between Europe and Russia, how the country can never find itself alone again etc. … “

https://news.err.ee/1608173497/mart-helme-to-establish-riigikogu-support-group-for-estonia-leaving-the-eu

Soome tahab korraldada Bideni ja Putini kohtumist

(Postimees)

“Soome president on rääkinud korduvalt Kremliga dialoogi pidamise vajalikkusest, viimati helistas ta Putinile alles sel teisipäeval, väljendades tõsist muret Vene vägede Ukraina piirile koondamise pärast.”

https://www.postimees.ee/7226666/soome-tahab-korraldada-bideni-ja-putini-kohtumist

Arvamus: Muhumaal elavad Eesti kõige positiivsemad inimesed

(Postimees)

https://arvamus.postimees.ee/7226061/kristjan-erik-loik-ja-mihkel-servinski-muhumaal-elavad-eesti-koige-positiivsemad-inimesed?_ga=2.31560956.397581976.1618585370-180522508.1618585370

Kus asub Eesti oma 5G arengutelt võrreldes muu maailmaga?

(Digitark)

“Kahjuks ei ole Eestis seni veel läbi viidud 5G sageduste konkurssi, mistõttu “klassikalisel” moel 5G võrgu avamine ja teenuste pakkumine pole operaatoritele Eestis võimalik. Seega võime läbi huumoriprisma öelda, et Eestis toimub tehnoloogiline revolutsioon aegluubis. …”

https://digitark.ee/kus-asub-eesti-oma-5g-arengutelt-vorreldes-muu-maailmaga/?utm_campaign=digitark-postimees-2021&utm_medium=content-marketing&utm_source=postimees&utm_content=kus-asub-eesti-oma-5g-arengutelt-vorreldes-muu-maailmaga&utm_term=-&utm_fix=1

Kunst ja Kodu: the Soviet-era design magazine that paved the way for independent Estonian ingenuity

(Calvert Journal)

“Published on an ad-hoc basis from its offices in Tallinn by a team of designers, Kunst ja Kodu was the only magazine in the Soviet Union to take on the heady world of interior design in a nation suffering from rampant shortages, intellectual repression, and the austere legacy of Stalinism. Yet while it may have been green lighted by Moscow officials hoping to harness Estonia's alluring-yet-safe Baltic "otherness", the magazine was also able to carve out a future for Estonian design that was very much the country's own.”

https://www.calvertjournal.com/articles/show/12674/kunst-ja-kodu-estonian-soviet-design-magazine

Metsa raiumine kui kunstirööv  

Andrus Kivirähk | Eesti Päevaleht - Arvamus

“Mõni inimene ei oskagi puid nähes mõelda muud, kui et kuidas saaks neid maha võtta! Minu jaoks on see täiesti arusaamatu loogika. Mina liigun metsas nagu muuseumis. Sest mets pole ju ainult puud. Mingis mõttes võib hoopis väita, et puud on vaid raamid – ja tegelik mets asub nende vahel, nende sees. Metsa raiumine sarnaneb seega kunstirööviga, kus vargad panevad pihta kullast pildiraamid, sest need tunduvad neile väärtuslikud, aga jätavad tähelepanuta hinnalise maali raami sees, lasevad sellel põrandale tolmu sisse kukkuda ja tallavad veel jaluli otsaski, kuni maalist on järel ainult räbalad. …”

https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/93138765/nadala-nagu-andrus-kivirahk-metsa-raiumine-kui-kunstiroov

“A by-the-numbers look at how EU appetites drive deforestation.” - Politico-Europe

Eestisse on leidnud tee sajad välisteadlased

(Novaator)

“Viimase 15 aasta jooksul on Eestis tegutsevate välisteadlaste hulk statistika järgi kümnekordistunud ja ületas juba 500 piiri. …”

https://novaator.err.ee/1608177556/pealtnagija-eestisse-on-leidnud-tee-sajad-valisteadlased

Estonia appoints nuclear working group

(Nuclear Engineering International)

“The working group will analyse the possibility of introducing nuclear energy in Estonia and submit its conclusions and proposals to the government no later than September 2022. According to Environment Minister Tõnis Mölder, the working group must assess Estonia’s energy needs and ensure energy security in the next 20 years. It will decide whether there would be a need for nuclear energy and how it would fit into the existing electricity network.”

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“The working group includes the Ministry of the Environment, the Environmental Board, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Social Affairs and the State Chancellery.”

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsestonia-appoints-nuclear-working-group-8663425

— Ukraine —

Kyiv authorities release map of bomb shelters in case of Russian invasion

(Kyiv Post)

“The authorities said the new database includes dedicated protective vaults, parts of the subway system, residential buildings and parking areas. Owners of these facilities must allow people to take shelter for free.”

https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/kyiv-authorities-release-map-of-bomb-shelters-in-case-of-russian-invasion.html

Russian troops hoarding on Ukraine’s border

(Warsaw Institute)

“Kyiv is in a somewhat perilous position. It sees threats alongside its whole eastern border with Russia, as well as in the north (from Belarus), and in the south as the Russian forces sit in Crimea whereas a far stronger Russian flotilla is operating in the Black Sea. Furthermore, the Russian military is massing on Ukraine’s western border, thus along the breakaway region of Transnistria where Russia has been very active in the past few weeks, posing an immediate peril to Ukraine. It is easy to move from the training phase to the real combat operation.”

https://warsawinstitute.org/stab-ukraines-back-russian-exercises-breakaway-transnistria/

“Russia-Ukraine crisis: What does Putin want?” - DW

“What might be behind Putin's latest confrontation with Ukraine.” - CBC

“Russia shows no sign of pulling of its armed forces away from Ukraine’s borders.” - Emerging Europe

“NATO, EU Condemn Russia's Plans To Close Parts Of Black Sea.” - RFERL

“Ukraine’s neighborhood is getting crowded.” - France24

“Ukraine still outgunned as Russia prepares for larger conflict.” - Guardian

“Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border prompts alarm.” - The Economist

“Claim: More than 100,000 Russian troops in assault vehicles painted with "invasion stripes" were headed to Ukraine’s border Wednesday.” - Fox

“Russia claims buildup at Ukraine border is a response to NATO ‘threats’.” - Euronews

“Kremlin claims conflict in eastern Ukraine quieter but still dangerous.” - Reuters

Ukraine begins large-scale military defensive exercises near Crimea

(UAWire)

“According to the scenario of the exercises, Ukrainian military will train to repel an invasion of a hypothetical enemy. Tank and artillery units will be taking part in the exercises. According to the Commander of the Joint Forces Operations, General Naev, the exercises will be held in real-life conditions.”

http://uawire.org/ukraine-begins-large-scale-military-exercises-near-crimea

Opinion: Three options for West on Putin's Ukraine build-up

(EU Observer)

“As Russian troops gather near Ukraine's eastern border, the international community has pondered an important question. Will Russia launch a new offensive into Ukraine According to some policy analysts and experts, Russia is trying to provoke a response from the new US administration while attempting to unsettle Ukraine. Russia has already endured heavy losses from the ongoing Donbas conflict, where 14,000 Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and civilians have perished. The illegal annexation of Crimea has also not gone according to plan.”

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“Over the past 7 years, Russia has spent billions on trying to integrate the peninsula. Simply put, the costs of launching a new offensive into the Donbas would be too expensive for Russian president Vladimir Putin and his men. The loss of life would also be grave. …”

https://euobserver.com/opinion/151555

Herem Ukraina relvajõudude ülemale: Eesti tunnustab Ukrainat

(Postimees)

“Kaitseväe juhataja kindralleitnant Martin Herem helistas täna Ukraina relvajõudude ülemale kindral Ruslan Khomchakile näitamaks üles Eesti solidaarsust Ukraina riigile.”

https://www.postimees.ee/7226665/herem-ukraina-relvajoudude-ulemale-eesti-tunnustab-ukrainat

Ukraine will never be alone say the foreign ministers of Baltic states

(Ukrinform)

“Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Eva-Maria Liimets has confirmed Estonia's participation in the Crimean Platform summit scheduled for August 23.”

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/3228442-evamaria-liimets-confirms-estonias-participation-in-crimean-platform-summit.html

“Eva-Maria Liimets confirms Estonia's participation in Crimean Platform summit.”

“NATO members pledge support to Ukraine while walking fine line with Russia.” - CNN

“Ukraine Needs a Clear Path to NATO Membership.” - Foreign Policy

“There is no consensus in NATO in favor of Ukraine’s membership.” - Carnegie Europe

“Ukraine mulls nuclear arms if NATO membership not impending.” - Daily Sabah

Ukraine and Russia: People, Politics, Propaganda and Perspectives

(E-International Relations, UK - March 2015)

“… the ‘Ukraine crisis’ from the point of view of Russo-Ukrainian relations, and the perspectives of various groups involved, as

 well as the discursive processes that have contributed to the developments in and interpretations of the conflict.”

https://www.academia.edu/11309208/_The_Ukrainian_Crisis_and_its_Impact_on_Transforming_Russian_Nationalism_Landscape_in_Agnieszka_Pikulicka_Wilczewska_and_Richard_Sakwa_eds_Ukraine_and_Russia_People_Politics_Propaganda_and_Perspectives_E_IR_Info_2015_123_128?email_work_card=title

U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issues security alert

(U.S. Embassy in Ukraine)

“… conditions in Ukraine could change ‘with little notice’.” 

https://ua.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-kyiv-ukraine-3/

— Russia —

Putin’s Rules of the Game

(Foreign Affairs)

“The Pitfalls of Russia’s New Constitution.”

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-04-12/putins-rules-game

The long history of Russian state suppression of the press

(Riddle)

“Historically, the Russian state and press have had a close relationship. From its earliest days, the Russian press has been a state project. Russia’s first newspaper, the Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti, was established by a decree of Peter the Great in 1702 to publicize his modernization projects. Since then, successive Russian governments have maintained a series of official state newspapers: Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti and later Pravitelstvennyi Vestnik in imperial Russia, Pravda in the Soviet Union, and Rossiiskaia Gazeta in post-Soviet Russia.”

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“For much of Russia’s modern history, the state has held exclusive rights to publish political news and commentary.”

https://www.ridl.io/en/the-long-history-of-russian-state-s-suppression-of-the-press/

The Perilous Bargains That Keep Putin in Power

(Foreign Affairs)

“For 21 years, Vladimir Putin has reigned supreme over Russian politics. A skillful manipulator of public opinion, he wields the blunt force of repression against opponents at home and the sharp power of cyber-operations and espionage campaigns against enemies abroad. Increasingly, Western analysts and officials portray him as all-powerful, a ruthless former KGB man …”

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“But if Putin is unrivaled at home, he is not omnipotent. Like all autocrats, he faces the dual threats of a coup from elites around him and a popular revolt from below. And because of the compromises he has had to make to consolidate his personal control over the state, Putin’s tools for balancing the competing goals of rewarding elites who might otherwise conspire against him and appeasing the public are becoming less and less effective.”

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2021-04-01/vladimir-putin-russias-weak-strongman

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