For a long time she headed the Russian editorial board of the oldest Estonian publication Postimees, now she works as a TV and radio presenter on Estonian National Broadcasting, as well as an editor in the business publication Äripäev. She writes about politics, economics, social issues and international relations.
The U.S. president’s claims to Greenland have to be taken seriously, even if he confuses it with Iceland. In Estonia, the twists and turns of American politics are being watched with particular anxiety.
A simmering conflict is unfolding in Estonia between politicians from the ruling coalition and the incumbent president, who has made a number of decisions unusual for Estonia’s foreign and domestic policy.
An ethnic Russian influencer in Estonia was arrested after he spread Moscow’s narratives for years. Oleg Besedin had financial connection both with Russia and with Estonian political parties supported by the country’s Russian community.
The parties that make up Estonia’s ruling coalition were crushed in the local elections by the party supported by the country’s Russian-speaking population. This may spell trouble – and a change in policy – for the parliamentary elections due in two years.
Expert: “I slept through the news about Russian MiG-31s flying over Estonian territory. That says something. If you had other things to do, it means this incident wasn’t that important”
The war in Ukraine has shown that modern warfare is impossible without the involvement of drones.