Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power …
1 day ago · The Estonian government met in emergency session over the incident. The shadow tankers “are helping Russia to earn funds that will aid Russian hybrid attacks,” Prime Minister Kristen Michal said at a news conference. “We need to improve the monitoring and protection of critical infrastructure both on land and on sea.”
Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Power Cable to Estonia Is Cut
1 day ago · Finland seized an oil tanker after the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure. By Johanna Lemola and Lynsey Chutel Johanna Lemola reported from Helsinki, Finland, and Lynsey ...
NATO to step up Baltic Sea patrols as Finland probes possible …
9 hours ago · The Eagle S is flagged in the Cook Islands but has been described by Finnish customs officials and European Union officials as being part of Russia’s shadow fleet of tankers shipping oil and gas in defiance of international sanctions imposed over its war on Ukraine.. The aging vessels, often with obscure ownership, routinely …
Estonia’s city at the ‘end of the free world’ stares ... - POLITICO
2 days ago · About a quarter of Estonia's population of 1.4 million is ethnic Russian. Most hold Estonian citizenship and a majority feel close ties to Estonia, but the Kremlin is a past master of exploiting ethnic differences to claim a special role in protecting the Russian diaspora. It's done that in Georgia and Moldova and that was the pretext for its ...
Putin’s Estonia provocation rings alarm bells in the Baltics
May 24, 2024 · Just a day after the the Kremlin's defense ministry deleted a threat to redraw borders in the Baltic Sea earlier this week, Russian border guards removed more than 20 buoys on the Narva River — a waterway along the Estonian-Russian border. EU leaders condemned the move as an act of provocative behavior by Russia with its neighbors.
Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective ...
May 22, 2024 · Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says Russia is waging a “shadow war” against the West. As battles in Ukraine takes a turn in Russia’s favor, borders are being bolstered in the front-line Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as in Finland and Poland.
Estonia–Russia relations - Wikipedia
Estonia–Russia relations are the bilateral foreign relations between Estonia and Russia. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 2 February 1920 after the Estonian War of Independence ended in Estonian victory with Russia recognizing Estonia's sovereignty and renounced any and all territorial claims on Estonia.
Estonia thwarts ‘shadow war’ attack, Prime Minister Kaja ... - CNN
Feb 20, 2024 · Estonia has thwarted a Russian-directed influence operation on its territory, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has told CNN. The operation, extending back to last year, involved a series...
Eyeball to eyeball: Estonia stares down Russia - CNN
May 20, 2023 · Narva, Estonia, a city of 60,000 people, is as close as you can get to Russia in Europe. It sits high on the western bank of the Narva River, its 13th-century castle proudly flying the blue,...
Did a Russian ‘shadow ship’ cut the Finland-Estonia undersea …
13 hours ago · Estonia has been a NATO member since 2004, and Finland joined the alliance in 2023 amid the Russia-Ukraine war. In 2022, explosions occurred along two Nord Stream gas pipelines which run from ...