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From the Baltics to Europe: scoops, investigations, and unfiltered insights on security and Russia’s hybrid war. By award-winning reporters. In English.
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Ahead of the Latvian vote: Will the country wake up in Trumpland on Sunday? (opens the original)
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Curfew on Russia’s Border with Estonia (opens the original)
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As Russia conducts its 72-hour “special electoral operation,” where the only real question at stake is how much the Kremlin needs to rig the results, tensions are rising on both sides of the border. The obvious question on everybody’s mind is whether and when Russia will announce mobilization.It appears that preparations for the possible fallout of a mobilization are ongoing both on the Russian side and in Estonia. First, the FSB issued new restrictions on movement on the Russian side of the bor
The Shell Game: How a €70M Procurement Fiasco Downed Estonia’s Minister of Defence (opens the original)
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Our fellow Balts in Latvia and Lithuania like to make fun of Estonians by ridiculing us for being slow. Perhaps there’s some truth in it, but this week, at least, Estonia’s politicians proved our Baltic neighbors wrong.In the space of just a few hours, the parliament showed uncharacteristic unity by electing Ülle Madise as the next president of the country. Meanwhile, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur announced his resignation following an embarrassing and costly error in attempting to procure mu
Spies, Sabotage, and a CIA Chief’s Visit to Moscow (opens the original)
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Hi hello!I’m happy to announce that the Baltic Flank is back from a few weeks of summer break. But while we have been enjoying the holidays, the world hasn’t stopped—certainly not on the Baltic edges of Europe.So, what’s the situation on the ground? In just the last week, two Estonian-Russian dual citizens were convicted of espionage. Edgar Mukhanov was sentenced to six years in prison for spying on behalf of Russia’s military intelligen
SPECIAL EPISODE: Everything you need to know about Russia's lawfare against the Baltic states (opens the original)
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This week, Delfi together with Re:Baltica and LRT published a joint investigation exposing Russia’s hidden efforts to sue the Baltic states in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). You can find our English coverage rig
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