19.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said the war started by the United States and Israel in Iran can also be considered Estonia's war, and that Estonia supports both countries' activities that reduce the capabilities of the Iranian regime.

19.03.26 NEWS ... Even after decades of building lives and families in Estonia, many foreigners remain stuck in citizenship purgatory, blocked from naturalizing by conflicting citizenship laws.

19.03.26 NEWS ... A Russian fighter jet breached Estonia's airspace on Wednesday and a diplomatic protest note has been handed to the highest-ranking diplomat at Russia's embassy in Tallinn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

19.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on Wednesday announced a joint procurement for ordering regional trains for Rail Baltic. However, uncertainty remains over when the railway will be completed.

18.03.26 NEWS ... According to former commander of the Estonian Navy Jüri Saska, sending Estonia's minehunters to the Strait of Hormuz would take at least two to three years and a short-term mission would not be practical.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Poland's Deputy Infrastructure Minister Piotr Malepszak said that the Rail Baltica railroad project will likely not be finished before 2040 due to ballooning cost and technical requirements.

18.03.26 NEWS ... While the US has made no concrete request to its allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz from being fully closed by Iran, Estonia is ready to contribute to a swift solution, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) told ERR on Tuesday.

18.03.26 NEWS ... The opposition Social Democrats (SDE) have been using former president Toomas Hendrik Ilves' presidential candidate recommendations for political gain, Ilves himself has said.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said a large explosion at a Russian military base in Pskov, near Estonia, was likely a fuel depot.

17.03.26 NEWS ... Two Estonian border guards are in stable condition after their boat capsized and sank during a joint Frontex operation off the Greek island of Megisti on Monday.

17.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Estonia is ready to discuss how it can contribute to the U.S.' mission in the Strait of Hormuz if an official request is made by Washington. It is not yet clear what Tallinn could offer.

17.03.26 NEWS ... The Estonian and Israeli peoples share very similar values, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

17.03.26 NEWS ... U.S. is finding the Iran war situation more difficult by the day as the population has not been informed and the conflict dragging on could affect midterm elections results, finds ICDS deputy head Helga Kalm.

16.03.26 NEWS ... Four people were injured after an Estonian patrol boat participating in a EU border agency joint operation sank in the Mediterranean on Monday. The Estonian ambassador to Greece was on board at the time.

16.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Monday that if the United States wishes to discuss the situation in the Strait of Hormuz with its allies, Estonia is ready to do so.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said the cost to the Estonian state of the seven special flights organized by the ministry totaled around €800,000, which was less than initially planned.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Reports regarding the meeting between Estonian and U.S. lawmakers have been misleading and disrespectful to U.S. soldiers stationed in Estonia, said Roman Pipko, the U.S. Ambassador to Estonia, in a written statement.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Despite being far away, Australia is a key ally of Estonia's, demonstrated by its stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

11.03.26 NEWS ... The United States sees Estonia's rare earth metals resources, and not military cooperation, as the key area of partnership, opposition EKRE leader Martin Helme said.

11.03.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) has approved a law ratifying the convention to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine.

11.03.26 NEWS ... In Canberra, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna discussed the threat posed by Russian fighters, the need to establish a special tribunal to hold Russia accountable and cooperation to continue supporting Ukraine.

11.03.26 NEWS ... Prime Minister Kristen Michal's statement, according to which Estonia is a U.S. ally but does not subscribe to Trump's MAGA ideology, is a mistake, said opposition Riigikogu member Raimond Kaljulaid.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia is an ally of the United States, but that does not mean the Reform Party-led government follows U.S. President Donald Trump's MAGA ideology, said Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

09.03.26 NEWS ... President of Moldova Maia Sandu told Estonian journalists on Monday about her country's priorities in relation to EU integration, internal reforms and security. Sandu also emphasized Tallinn's special role in supporting Moldova.

09.03.26 NEWS ... President Alar Karis has still not signed the decision to recall Jaap Ora, who served as ambassador to Kazakhstan and stood down from the role at the end of last year.

09.03.26 NEWS ... While Iranians do not want war, if it changes the regime in Iran, they are ready to face it, an expat Iranian couple in Estonia told ERR.

09.03.26 NEWS ... Opposition MPs find Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna ignored the Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee's stance in his Iran conflict comments, criticize EU foreign policy.

09.03.26 NEWS ... The killing of the ayatollah and the appointment of his son as Iran's new supreme leader show Tehran has little interest in diplomacy and the conflict may drag on, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

09.03.26 NEWS ... Travel experts believe the crisis in the Middle East may affect tourism for years to come and North Africa and Southern Europe are likely to benefit. An increase in airline ticket prices is expected.

09.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia has repatriated over 1,000 people from the Middle East on seven extraordinary flights, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Sunday. Around 400 Estonian citizens remain in the region.

09.03.26 NEWS ... A 27-year-old Estonian woman has been detained on terrorism charges by the Cypriot authorities, local media report. Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating the claims.

08.03.26 NEWS ... Estonian tourists who have returned home from the Middle East on specially arranged repatriation flights told ERR about their experiences over the past week and their relief at arriving back in Tallinn.

08.03.26 NEWS ... On Sunday morning, one of the special repatriation flights for Estonians from the Middle East landed in Tallinn, with a second arriving in Riga. On Sunday, the last of the scheduled special flights will depart from Dubai.

07.03.26 NEWS ... In the early hours of Saturday morning, the first two evacuation flights carrying Estonian tourists from Oman and Dubai landed at Tallinn Airport.

06.03.26 NEWS ... The Foreign Ministry (MFA) opened ticket sales for three additional flights from Dubai on Saturday and Sunday, giving Estonian citizens and residents a chance to return home.

06.03.26 OPINION ... Where to vacation is ultimately up to each family, but clear travel warnings from the Foreign Ministry would sure beat million-euro evacuations, writes ERR's Tatjana Gassova.

06.03.26 NEWS ... The situation in the Middle East has pushed up oil prices, but they are roughly the same as this time last year, SEB's Chief Economist Mihkel Nestor said.

05.03.26 NEWS ... According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first repatriation flight from Muscat, Oman, via Hurghada to Tallinn, which had been scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed. The flight is now expected to leave Oman on Friday at 3 p.m. local time.

05.03.26 NEWS ... Families with children should be given priority when registering for Estonia's extraordinary charter flights from the Middle East to Tallinn, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Thursday.

05.03.26 NEWS ... Most of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's allies are now dead, in hell, or in prison and his authority is declining, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Thursday.

04.03.26 NEWS ... A family from Estonia contacted ERR's Russian-language portal claiming that they have not all been able to board an evacuation flight from Oman together. The man is an Estonian citizen, while his wife and children are Russian citizens with permanent residence in Estonia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told ERR that families where one spouse is an Estonian citizen are able to travel together.

04.03.26 NEWS ... On Thursday, 180 Estonian citizens are expected to return home from Oman on the first extraordinary flight organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The next flight is planned for Friday.

04.03.26 NEWS ... The Iranian public faces great difficulty in effecting regime change because weapons and other military equipment are concentrated in the hands of regime supporters, journalist Andrei Hvostov told ERR in an interview.

04.03.26 NEWS ... The first extraordinary flight from Oman to Tallinn for Estonian citizens trying to get home from the Middle East will depart on Thursday (March 5), Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna has said.

03.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires after a Russian icebreaker entered its territorial waters last week without permission, the latest in a series of Estonian border violations committed by Russia.

03.03.26 NEWS ... Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) has urged Estonian citizens currently in the Middle East region to remain in the towns they have been staying in, where their safety can be ensured.

03.03.26 NEWS ... Saturday's U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran were of a kind Russia would have liked to have conducted against Ukraine in February 2022, former Estonian Air Force commander Brigadier General (Retd) Jaak Tarien said.

02.03.26 NEWS ... Estonians in the Middle East are figuring out alternative ways to get home after flights were canceled with no clear indication of when they may resume. The events in the region have also disrupted the travel plans of Estonians elsewhere in the world.

02.03.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has updated its travel advice in light of the current situation in the Middle East. Estonian citizens in the region are advised to follow local information channels and the instructions of the countries they are currently in.

02.03.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, who was in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates during the airstrikes against Iran launched Saturday by the U.S. and Israel, had reached Oman by Monday.