Wagenkülli lossipargis süttisid tuhanded roosid ja põnevad valgusinstallatsioonid
Postimees [Tellijale]
“Valgamaal Taagepera lossi ümbruses on justkui ellu ärganud talvemuinasjutt: süttinud on tuhanded roosid ja efektsed valgusinstallatsioonid. Väravad avas Wagenkülli Talvevõlumaa. Kümne hektari suurune lossipark muutus advendiaja eel sadade tuhandete tulede toel paigaks, kus nii suured kui väikesed külalised saavad elamuse valgusmängust ja muinasjutu hõngulisest atmosfäärist.”
“Toredad jõululaadad, mida novembri viimasel nädalavahetusel külastada tasub.”
Maaleht
“Tartu's annual Christmas City in Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats) officially opens this Sunday.”
ERR
“Traditsiooniline PiparkoogiMaania avatakse sel aastal teemaga ‘Armastus’."
Postimees
“Läänemaa jõuluvanad: kui jõulutaat on külla kutsutud.”
Lääne Elu
“Helsinki's outdoor Christmas Market opens.”
Yle
“Gingerbread Mania exhibition focuses on love.”
ERR
“Kas jõulukingid kaovad? Eesti juhib Baltikumi loobujate edetabelit.”
Lõunaeestlane
“Võru fairytale: 'Hallmark-style' Christmas ad promotes South Estonia tourism.”
ERR
“Kõik Tallinna uisuväljakud on avatud.”
Postimees
“Tallinn Old Town ice skating rink open for winter season.”
ERR
“Pirita kloostri varemed on nüüdsest advendi nädalalõppudel ja jõulupühadel avatud tasuta.”
Harju Elu
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Estonian FM: Putin smells blood in the air. No sign of peace
ERR
“Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said neither Russia nor Vladimir Putin's actions show any signs of peace arriving soon in Ukraine and an agreement to end the war is not in sight.”
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“I've been in daily contact with my [Ukrainian] counterpart Andriy Sybiha and many others. I have the sense that Putin smells blood in the air, and right now it is also a very tactically correct move on his part. He is pushing as hard as he can — on the front lines, against civilians, bombing infrastructure, the energy grid. There is no sign of peace anywhere," Tsahkna said.”
https://news.err.ee/1609868979/estonian-fm-putin-smells-blood-in-the-air-there-s-no-sign-of-peace
“Estonian intel: Combat activity in Ukraine does not indicate peace is close.”
ERR
Foreign Legions In The Baltic States: Estonia Plans Allowing Foreign Fighters to Serve
The Baltic Sentinel
“On November 17, European Commission Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius made a startling proposal: to consider, in the future, stationing a Ukrainian battalion in Lithuania alongside Germany’s permanently based brigade and United States rotational forces – as an additional security guarantee for the Baltic region. “It would be good if the battle-experienced Ukrainian army, once peace has been achieved in Ukraine, were ready to be present in all the countries of our border region,” Kubilius explained his vision.”
“Estonia excludes non-Estonian speakers from conscription call-up from 2026.”
ERR
Interview: Former Estonian PM Siim Kallas
ERR
“On Trump: ‘He's still on Russia's side’.”
https://news.err.ee/1609865130/former-estonian-pm-siim-kallas-on-trump-he-s-still-on-russia-s-side
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“Estonia’s envoy: Israeli embassy in Tallinn will unlock untapped potential.”
JNS
“Estonia leads Europe’s new unmanned ground systems push.”
Estonian World
“Fraud cases on the rise in Estonia.”
BNN
“Estonia ranks third worldwide in scientific impact.”
Estonian World
“Patrol officer: Responding to calls paints a sad picture of Estonia.”
ERR
“Estonia's newest long-range radar station now online.”
ERR
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Around the Baltic Sea
Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia
Politico
“Countries are looking at joint offensive cyber operations and surprise military drills as Moscow steps up its campaign to destabilize NATO allies.”
Baltic nations suffering from Russia sanctions win EU relief
Politico Europe
“The European Commission will provide a financial band-aid next year to Baltic nations suffering collateral economic damage from EU sanctions against Russia. The region is being hit particularly hard because of falls in tourism and investment, along with the collapse of cross-border trade.”
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“Regions Commissioner Raffaele Fitto is leading the plan, which aims to kickstart the economies of Finland and its Baltic neighbors, according to diplomats and Commission officials who were granted anonymity to speak freely.”
“Which products are Narva residents buying in the Russian town Ivangorod?”
ERR
“What Estonians buy in Ivangorod.”
BNN
Baltics' big bear hug of Israel: Is it a strategic blunder?
Responsible Statecraft - opinion
“Understandably, the Baltic states were at the vanguard of a resolute response to the 2022 Russian invasion — lobbying for international sanctions, shunning diplomacy with Moscow, and even advocating for measures implying a collective responsibility of Russian citizens for the crimes committed by the country’s leadership.”
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“Yet, when it comes to Israel, these same principles evaporated. A diplomatic red carpet is rolled out for the top diplomat of a state whose military campaign has killed more than 69,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities, displaced vast numbers of the inhabitants, and brought famine to the beleaguered enclave. … The rulings of the international courts and Israeli violations of the ceasefire should, at the very least, give any nation claiming to champion a “rules-based order” serious pause. Instead, the Baltics offer full normalization and support.”
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/latvia-estonia-israel/
A new pro-Kremlin bloc is taking shape in the European Parliament
Novaya Gazeta
“In late September, British politician and former MEP Nathan Gill pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from a Russian intermediary, Oleg Voloshyn. Between 2018 and 2019, Voloshyn instructed Gill on at least eight occasions to deliver anti-Ukrainian speeches in the European Parliament, spread disinformation, bring together European politicians for pro-Russian events, and carry out other activities in Moscow’s interests.”
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“Throughout the ninth European Parliament, which ran from 2019 to 2024 — both before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine — a group of MEPs consistently voted against resolutions condemning Moscow or supporting Kyiv. The most prominent among them, Tatjana Ždanoka of the Russian Union of Latvia, has been under investigation since February 2024 for her alleged links to the FSB, and the probe has effectively ended her two-decade career in the European Parliament.”
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2025/11/26/moscows-minions-en
Review: Jens Stoltenberg’s book ‘On My Watch’
ASPI
“Jens Stoltenberg was secretary general of NATO during a particularly turbulent decade, 2014 to 2024. During his tenure, European unity was shaken by Brexit, the alliance’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russia’s frontal attack on Ukraine, Turkish and Hungarian opposition to Finnish and Swedish efforts to join NATO, and exacerbation of global tensions by China.”
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/bookshelf-nato-on-stoltenbergs-watch/
Interview: Former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin
The World
“Her new memoir is called “Hope in Action.” It explores how she navigated these challenging times and the consequences of being a millennial living, in her own words, “like someone my age.” She recalled that when she became prime minister, she didn’t feel fully ready.”
“The story of Finland's partying, polarising PM.”
Yle
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“Häirekellad Leedus: kas meist saab uus Ungari?”
Postimees
“Poland subs deal a strategic boost for Sweden.”
Radio Sweden
“Moscow Pioneered Use of Migration Directed Against Finland and Norway a Decade Ago.”
By Paul Goble
BNN
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Putin’s Forever War
How Moscow gets Ukrainians to betray their country
By Veronika Melkozerova
Politico Europe
“Two young people were desperately short of cash. Then the Kremlin stepped in to help. … The SBU has investigated more than 24,000 cases of crimes against Ukrainian national security since February 2022, and more than 4,100 cases of state treason, with more than 2,300 being currently before the courts, said the SBU press service.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-war-betray-spies-couple/
Russian intelligence services exploit Ukrainian teenagers in Europe
France24
“One hundred dollars for torching a van, a few hundred more for planting a bomb or quick cash for snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap – and increasingly effective – way to conduct sabotage operations across Europe. They are recruiting Ukrainian children and teens online, luring them with gamified “tasks” and small financial rewards.”
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251127-russian-spy-network-exploits-ukrainian-teenagers-europe
“Russia is ramping up a sabotage campaign.”
CBC
Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the blacklisted Putin ally and key player in Ukraine peace talks?
CBC | BBC
“Dmitriev, 50, is a Moscow businessman who was born in Kyiv under the Soviet Union. He's younger than other major players in Russian foreign policy, like Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who's 75. He's also a product of a Western education, Foreign Policy magazine explains. As Dmitriev's official profile on the RDIF website notes, he has a bachelor's degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.”
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“He's blacklisted in the U.S., considered a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and has been described as "ruthlessly ambitious," a "Russian propagandist" and "the Trump whisperer."
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“Last month, Trump administration representatives met with Dmitriev to draft a plan to end the fighting, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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The meeting took place in Miami at the end of October and included special envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Dmitriev, who leads the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), one of the country's largest sovereign wealth funds. Just last month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent labelled him a Russian propagandist."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/who-is-kirill-dmitriev-9.6990078
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rjr2r72gpo
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