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Russia expanding soft power, Estonian official says

Head of Estonia's Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson said that Russia's soft power policies were increasingly purposeful. [...]

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New TV channel in Estonia to focus on quality Russian-language content

Media experts say the new Russian-language public broadcasting television channel, approved by the Estonian government last week, must win over…

10 years ago
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Taking Estonian officer prisoner may backfire for Russia, says Lucas

The Economist senior editor Edward Lucas told ETV the move to apprehend Estonian secret service official Eston Kohver may backfire…

10 years ago
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Estonia’s defence minister: Estonia and Germany have different visions of keeping peace

Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser expressed mild disappointment over the statements by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Riga, which indicated…

10 years ago
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Estonia ready to build facilities for US troops, says defence minister

Estonia's Defence Minister Sven Mikser said at the Festival of Opinion Culture, the Arvamusfestival, in Paide over the weekend that…

10 years ago
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Journalist says Estonia’s Russian-language media fairly unbiased on Ukraine coverage

Estonia's Russian-language media provides diverse coverage of the Ukraine events, while Estonian journalists can be faulted "in a good way"…

10 years ago
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Estonia’s Ilves slams Swiss for being sanctions holdout

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says Switzerland, which refrained from joining most of the rest of Europe in applying punitive…

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Estonian dairy director: Concern is for local farmers and big Lithuanian processing plants

The deputy chairman of the Tere milk processing company, Ülo Kivine, says he is most worried for Estonian dairy farmers…

10 years ago
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Finnish analyst: Although not bound by Article Five, Finland would have to fight if Estonia is attacked

A Finnish political analyst said that Finland would have the obligation to come to Estonia's aid if its smaller neighbour…

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Negotiations on Rail Baltic route in Estonian Northern Pärnu county run into difficulties

A Rail Baltic project team is meeting today in Vändra municipality to discuss how the tracks of the proposed multilateral…

10 years ago
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Estonia’s Kallas: Sanctions will hit Russia harder than recoil for EU

In an interview in Eesti Päevaleht over the weekend, largely focusing on EU-Russia ties and developments in transport, outgoing European…

10 years ago