Estonia might close its border with Russia ‘at any time’
The head of the Border Guard Directorate of the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board, Eva Kalmus, said that the country’s authorities could “at any time” decide to close the…
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Estonia plans to expand training ground
The Ministry of Defense of Estonia is planning to more than double the size of the Sirgala military ground from its current 2,790 hectares to 7,772 hectares. The additional land…
EU sets new military spending record
Despite the increase, the EU’s top diplomat warned that the bloc continues “to lag behind other players” in defense spending French and Romanian soldiers take part in a NATO exercise…
Russian ships loaded with free grain have started reaching Africa. What you need to know
The first batch of humanitarian aid, consisting of 25,000 tons of grain, has arrived in Somalia FILE PHOTO. © Vitaly Timkiv; RIA Novosti Russia has started sending the first batches…
Blinken and Borrell ‘chickened out’ of talking to Russia – Lavrov
The two Western officials did not want to discuss Moscow’s diplomats being denied access to international events, the foreign minister said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting of…
Another EU member to boycott OSCE meeting over Russian presence
Sergey Lavrov’s attendance is “unacceptable” due to the Ukraine conflict, his Polish counterpart has insisted Polish Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek speaks with Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins at…
The West must not be afraid to ‘sit down with the Russians’ – top Austrian diplomat
Alexander Schallenberg welcomed the decision to allow Moscow’s foreign minister to attend the OSCE meeting in Skopje this week FILE PHOTO. Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg © AP / Brendan…
Estonia says ‘prepared’ to close Russia border
Estonia said it was “prepared” to close its border with Russia following a similar move by Finland, with Tallinn citing a potential threat by its eastern neighbour, Report informs via…
Russian MFA: Complete withdrawal of Baltic countries from BRELL will affect electricity prices
The complete withdrawal of the Baltic countries from the unified energy system of Belarus, Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (BRELL) will affect the cost of electricity there, Deputy Foreign Minister…
Three ex-Soviet states to boycott OSCE
The Baltic nations slammed the organization for inviting Russia’s top diplomat to an upcoming summit Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) logo on a smartphone screen. © Rafael…