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Indrek Jurtšenko is a trained opera singer. But today he takes me to a military manoeuvre in the Estonian forests. Armed civilians, part of the “Estonian Defence League” (EDL), are war-gaming together with professional soldiers: “In our exercise there are 500 people from Estonia, Lithuania and France participating”, he says. The drill is called “Northern Frog” and takes place around a former soviet military airfield. Close to the landing strip, infantry troops from NATO-partner France fortify trenches. In the nearby forest, Baltic volunteers are gathering. They are armed civilians with profess...
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As the great and the good of the New York art world gather for Frieze – the city’s most important art fair – there’s a new kid on the block: the Alternative art fair Esther, opening today (1 May). Running concurrently to the Frieze frenzy, Esther invites collectors, dealers and art lovers to experience the architecture and history of the East Side’s Estonian House. The choice of this elegant four-story Beaux Arts building, which has long served as an important gathering place for New York’s Estonian community, is no coincidence, with Esther’s founders hailing from Estonia. Its founders are two...
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Support for the EU in the Baltic states is high. In Lithuania, 79% of the population see EU membership as a “good thing”, 18% say it is neither "good nor bad" and only 2% believe it is “bad”, according to the latest poll from Eurobarometer. Significant majorities in Estonia (67%) and Latvia (62%) also see membership of the 27-state bloc as positive, the same survey found. There are many reasons why. The EU has brought multiple benefits to these tiny eastern European states, annexed by the Soviet Union until 1991. These include visa-free travel, economic development and human rights - to name j...
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After Poland's premier Donald Tusk announced last week his country would further seal and strengthen its border with Belarus to improve intra-European and common security, Estonia's ambassador to Poland has warned of the dangers of underestimating Russia's intentions. Miko Haljas told Euronews that according to Estonian foreign intelligence, Russia is likely to reorganise its military capabilities in three to four years, and added that it is essential Europe supports Ukraine to defeat Russia's war of aggression. "If we can help Ukraine enough so that they will win, then we also change Russia's...
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