Estonian news

On Thursday afternoon, the police were called to Metsanurga street in the Nõmme district of Tallinn. A group of dark-skinned men and women was moving around in the residential area, and their behaviour aroused suspicion among the locals. The police detained 15 people who are suspected of having entered Estonia illegally.

In the last week, the number of illegal immigrants caught in Estonia who illegally crossed the Belarus-Latvia border and attempted to reach the Nordic countries via Estonia has increased sharply.

Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has become the main source for Western armed forces to reassess their understanding of modern warfare. For Estonia, however, the greatest value of this war is the opportunity to learn about the way of warfare of our most likely adversary, write Major General (res.) Veiko-Vello Palm and General (res.) Martin Herem.

A new advertisement by Estonian meat producer Rannarootsi has come under heavy criticism, with opponents claiming it incites ethnic hostility. The company's CEO and board member insists that the campaign was never intended to provoke conflict.

If Air Baltic fails to repay a €30 million short-term loan to the Latvian state by the end of August, the European Commission could launch an investigation into whether Latvia has granted the airline illegal state aid.