04.08.26 NEWS ... Although Ukraine's success in conducting deep strikes has impressed U.S. President Donald Trump and given him hope of restarting the peace process, Russian President Vladimir Putin is certainly not interested in substantive negotiations at this time, Ambassador Jüri Luik said.

03.08.26 NEWS ... The foreign ministry's survey found that Estonians consider solidarity with the European Union more appropriate than aligning strictly with the United States. According to 53 percent of respondents, Estonia should form its position "based on the situation" and seek a compromise if the US and EU disagree.

03.08.26 NEWS ... The military vehicle named after late Estonian journalist Teet Korsten will be used by an assault battalion.

31.07.26 NEWS ... Shipping from Ukraine's ports in the Odesa region has come to a "complete halt" after Russian attacks, as owners are not willing to let their vessels enter ports, the Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Center has said.

29.07.26 OPINION ... Mykhailo Fedorov's and Oleksandr Syrskyi's clash was a clash between two strategies. The first called for the systematic destruction of the enemy's infrastructure; the second was based on the simple fact that the front line must be held, and without soldiers no weapon — drone or missile — can fire, notes journalist Anton Aleksejev.

28.07.26 NEWS ... The lengthy post-World War Two peace and growth Western Europe enjoyed left an officer corps unprepared for war, former Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) commander General Martin Herem said.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Ukraine's successful airstrikes in Russia, whose newest targets in recent weeks have included warehouses of internet platforms, are significantly damaging the aggressor's economy, the Estonian Defense Intelligence Center says in its Friday overview.

24.07.26 NEWS ... About a year ago, large blurry patches appeared in Russia's Yandex Maps application. In the western part of the country alone there were 120 of them.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Advertisers say a new campaign by Estonian meat producer Rannarootsi was bound to divide opinion after critics linked its imagery and wording to anti-Russian messaging.

23.07.26 NEWS ... Estonian meat producer Rannarootsi is facing backlash as some say a new advertisement's imagery evokes the Russia-Ukraine war and uses derogatory slang for Russian-speakers.

22.07.26 NEWS ... Changes to Ukraine's top defense officials are unlikely to have a "very direct impact" on the situation on the battlefield, said security expert Rainer Saks, former secretary general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015-2020) and Foreign Intellegence Service (2011-2015).

21.07.26 NEWS ... Although the dismissal of Ukraine's defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov has sparked a wave of protests in the country, frontline soldiers cannot allow political maneuvering to influence them, said Gert Antsu, director of the Estonian Foreign Ministry's Ukraine, Moldova and South Caucasus bureau.

20.07.26 NEWS ... Only after Russia's full‑scale invasion of Ukraine, NATO became a "military machine," operating with the assumption that war could start at any moment, says outgoing Estonian ambassador to NATO Jüri Luik.

17.07.26 NEWS ... Kristjan Prikk, Estonia's outgoing ambassador to the United States, considers Estonia's recognition and image in the U.S. remarkable given Estonia's population, economic size and distance from America. Even if many Americans do not know specific details about Estonia, they tend to associate it with something positive.

14.07.26 NEWS ... More than 10 Ukrainian companies are ready to move their production to Estonia, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said. Estonia hopes to use its newly signed drone cooperation agreement with Ukraine to procure advanced weaponry more broadly than just unmanned systems.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Filming of the six-part TV thriller show "Tüdruk Tallinnast" ("Girl from Tallinn") will move to Tallinn this month after shooting wrapped in Ukraine last week.

12.07.26 NEWS ... An uptick in Russian disinformation aimed at NATO's eastern flank could be linked to Latvia and Estonia's upcoming parliamentary elections, experts say.

10.07.26 NEWS ... The Omsk oil refinery, which in previous years produced about 15 percent of the jet fuel Russia needs, has halted operations, said Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Intelligence Center.

08.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires and delivered a diplomatic note condemning Moscow's ongoing disinformation campaign targeting the Baltic States.

08.07.26 NEWS ... Security expert and former Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service director Rainer Saks said that given Russia's near‑total lack of air defense against Ukraine's long‑range strikes, it is not credible to assume the country could be planning a major military provocation against a NATO state.

07.07.26 NEWS ... At the NATO summit in Ankara, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a drone cooperation agreement.

08.07.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK) has condemned the International Olympic Committee's decision to provisionally lift its suspension on Russia, allowing athletes to compete at future games.

07.07.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of the Interior has given the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church, which is affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate, six months to appoint a new metropolitan and sever its ties with Patriarch Kirill.

07.07.26 NEWS ... The Koidula railway station in south Estonia has seen a sharp reduction in traffic since the introduction of EU sanctions on Russia, but there are no plans to completely close the facility.

04.07.26 NEWS ... Experts say Russia's deadly strikes on Ukraine come as its battlefield gains have slowed, with front lines largely unchanged in recent months.

03.07.26 NEWS ... Life in Kyiv continued Thursday as close to normal as possible despite a major missile and drone strike by Russia, an Estonian diplomat based in the Ukrainian capital said.

03.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia plans to ban the acquisition of real estate across the country by Russian and Belarusian citizens without long‑term residence permits, companies from those countries, and legal entities under their control.

27.06.26 NEWS ... As the war continues, a conference in Gdańsk brought together defense firms, policymakers and investors to plan Ukraine's postwar recovery and long-term security.

19.06.26 NEWS ... Ukraine's drone units have helped its armed forces fend off attacks by numerically superior Russian troops on the front line, Gert Kaju, head of the defense readiness department at the Ministry of Defense, said.

16.06.26 NEWS ... Estonian Defense Forces' Col. Aron Kalmus said Russia has "no restraints or limitations" when attacking Ukrainian cultural sites, after Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra cathedral was damaged on Sunday night.

14.06.26 NEWS ... The overwhelming majority of uncovered terrorist attacks in Ukraine were carried out by people using the Telegram messaging app, the Military Intelligence Center of Estonian Defense Forces has said.

12.06.26 NEWS ... Despite enormous efforts and losses, Russia has failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives over five years of the war in Ukraine, the Estonian Defense Forces' Intelligence Center wrote in its overview of the situation in Ukraine.

12.06.26 NEWS ... First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska officially inaugurated a Ukrainian-language audio guide at the Museum of Occupations and Freedom (Vabamu) in Tallinn on Wednesday.

10.06.26 NEWS ... The eight prime ministers of the Baltic and Nordic countries on Tuesday said they backed the opening of European Union accession negotiations for Ukraine this summer.

10.06.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a potential future ceasefire in Ukraine will affect the whole region, and if the war is stopped quickly, Russia will not have the opportunity to attack another country.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska and Estonian First Lady Sirje Karis met education and research leaders in Tallinn on Tuesday, with a focus on academic cooperation.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged to work with Estonia and other European countries supporting Ukraine to neutralize drones that have crossed into countries neighboring Russia after being diverted from their course due to Russian interference operations.

09.06.26 NEWS ... The eight Nordic and Baltic leaders and the Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold a press conference at the end of Tuesday's NB8 summit. You can watch the press conference on ERR News.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Meetings during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Tallinn will focus primarily on military support for Ukraine, Ukrainian attack drones entering Baltic airspace, putting pressure on Russia, and possible peace negotiations, says Margus Kolga, foreign policy adviser to the Estonian President.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in Tallinn on Tuesday to attend the Nordic-Baltic cooperation summit and meet with President Alar Karis.

09.06.26 NEWS ... A joint press conference between the Estonian and Ukrainian presidents will take place at 12.40 p.m. at Kadriorg Palace, which can be watched live on ERR News.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Despite Ukraine striking targets ever deeper inside Russia, it cannot yet be said that Kyiv has seized the initiative in the war, as it still largely remains with the more offensively minded Russian military along the front line, security expert Rainer Saks said.

07.06.26 NEWS ... Veteran war-zone cameraman and documentary filmmaker Ivar Heinmaa, who has spent decades reporting from conflict zones around the world, tells ERR in an interview that no shot is worth dying for, though he has never truly felt fear during his career.

07.06.26 NEWS ... Despite signals from both the Russian and Ukrainian presidents that an end to hostilities may be possible in the near future, the war continues and peace talks have stalled. In an interview with ERR, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa discusses Ukraine's current hopes, priorities and objectives.

05.06.26 NEWS ... Russia's Baltic Fleet has lost around a third of its medium-range air defense capabilities after Ukraine's recent long-range attacks, Estonian military intelligence said Friday.

05.06.26 NEWS ... Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise says Estonia's decision not to grant citizenship to Ukrainians unable to renounce their nationality due to the war is constitutional.

03.06.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Minister of the Interior, Igor Taro (Eesti 200), said in response to an inquiry in Riigikogu that long queues at the Narva border crossing are directly linked to Russia's war against Ukraine and intensified customs inspections.

02.06.26 NEWS ... Russia's recent mass strikes on Ukrainian cities aim to mask battlefield setbacks and to project success, despite being costly militarily, security expert Rainer Saks said.

02.06.26 NEWS ... Estonia will stop recognizing Russian-issued non-biometric diplomatic and service passports for EU border crossings and visa applications starting this September 1.

02.06.26 NEWS ... Sweden's decision to donate to Ukraine JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets equipped with Meteor missiles will help keep Russian bombers away from the front lines, former Air Force commander Jaak Tarien tells ERR.