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Baltic nations cut ties to Russian power grid, prepare to link with EU

February 09, 2025 1:56 am

The three staunch supporters of Kyiv stopped purchases of power from Russia following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but have relied on the Russian grid to control frequencies and stabilise networks to avoid outages.

Estonia's ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country's top job

June 29, 2024 9:16 pm

Kallas, Estonia’s first female prime minister since January 2021, currently heads a three-party coalition government. Under her leadership, the Reform Party won overwhelmingly the March 2023 general election.

Cyberattacks a growing concern for Estonia and India

Estonia looks at Indian partnership to beef up cybersecurity infrastructure

June 24, 2024 7:55 am

Estonia, courtesy its vicinity to Russia, faces a barrage of cyberattacks from the country, more so because of the former’s stance on the war between Russia and Ukraine. India, meanwhile, faces a similar threat from its neighbour China.

Estonia jails university professor from Russia for spying for Moscow

June 18, 2024 8:39 pm

The Baltic nation, which borders Russia, has recently seen a rise in sabotage, electronic warfare and spying, all blamed on Moscow.

Estonia becomes first central European country to allow same-sex marriage

June 20, 2023 4:19 pm

In the largely secular Baltic country of 1.3 million, 53% of the population supported same-sex marriage in a 2023 poll by the Centre for Human Rights. A decade ago the number was 34%.

UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia

March 15, 2023 8:27 pm

UK and German planes are patrolling together as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission until the end of April.

Estonia to buy U.S. rocket artillery system in USD 200M deal

December 03, 2022 7:16 pm

A deal signed Friday for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System is worth more than USD 200 million and includes equipment such as ammunition and rockets as well as training.

Estonian parliament confirms PM Kallas to lead new government

July 15, 2022 5:12 pm

The three-party coalition of Kallas' liberal Reform Party, the conservative Isamaa Party and the centre-left Social Democratic Party combined have 55 members in the 101-seat parliament.