Section: Estonia
European Parliament demands immediate release of Kohver
MEPs urged Russia to release the abducted Estonian official Eston Kohver, and two Ukrainians arrested by Russia in Crimea. …read more Source:...
Most of Estonian population supports assisting poorer countries
The results of a survey presented at the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday showed that 74 percent of Estonia’s population and 98 percent of opinion leaders think that Estonia should assist poorer and less developed countries. Regionally, Eastern European and African countries were highlighted the most, and among individual countries, Ukraine was...
Basketball team records first European Championship win in 22 years
The basketball national team beat Ukraine 78:71 at the European Championship, having lost the first two games by wide margins. …read more Source:...
Nordic, Baltic foreign ministers call on Russia to release Kohver, Ukrainians
Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers, meeting in Copenhagen today and tomorrow, called on Russia to immediately release Eston Kohver, and Ukrainian citizens Oleg Sentsov and Alexander Kolchenko, and to provide a fair trial for Nadezhda Savchenko. …read more Source:...
Baltic battle about to commence as EuroBasket 2015 gets under way this weekend
Estonia will face both Latvia and Lithuania, as well as Ukraine, Belgium and Czech Republic in FIBA European Basketball Championships group D games in Riga. It is Estonia’s first appearance at the tournament since 2001. …read more Source:...
Ukraine in deep political and societal crisis, says Estonian historian
Ukraine is not only in a political crisis, but its society is also in a deep crisis, says Igor Kopõtin, an Estonian military historian. …read more Source:...
Nestor draws attention to Kohver, Ukraine at parliament speakers summit
Riigikogu Speaker Eiki Nestor called on world’s parliament speakers to pay attention to the continuing war in Ukraine that is undermining the stability and security of the whole region. …read more Source:...
Estonia condemns imprisonment of two Ukrainian citizens by Russia
Estonian Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand said Estonia condemns the imprisonment of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and activist Alexander Kolchenko by the Russian military court. …read more Source:...
Kyiv: 8,000 security workers have switched sides
Around 5,000 internal security workers, such as police, and 3,000 soldiers have gone over to the Kremlin side, including to the annexed Crimea, chief prosecutor of the Ukrainian military Anatoly Matios said. …read more Source:...
Estonia arrests citizen on Ukraine terrorism charges
An Estonian citizen, named Vladimir, has been arrested for fighting for the Kremlin-backed separatists, and is likely to be extradited to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
