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Estonia Expels Russian Diplomats, Closes Two Consular OfficesEstonia will expel 14 of Russia's consular staff and close consular offices in Narva and Tartu, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on April 5. "There can be no talk of business as usual," officials said. Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Estonia...

Minister of Culture Will Open New York Estonian Culture DaysEstonia's Minister of Culture Tiit Terik is visiting New York from March 29 to April 2, where he will participate in the Estonian Culture Days and meet with members of the Estonian diaspora and Estonian cultural ambassadors. (Pg 1) Estonia Wins...

Kaja Kallas NY Times Opinion Essay: Putin Can’t Think He’s Won This WarOn March 24, a guest opinion essay by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas appeared in the New York Times in which she reminds Americans that Vladimir Putin must not win the war against Ukraine. In the introduction of...

Ukraine Benefit Concert Raises Nearly €700,000A benefit concert for the people of Ukraine which took place in Tallinn on March 16 has raised over €690,000. The "Slava Ukraini" ("Glory to Ukraine") concert more than doubled its target in funds raised, organizers said. Johanna-Maria Lehtme, head of the NGO Slava Ukraini,...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken Visited TallinnU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Estonia on March 8 as part of a tour of NATO's eastern flank. "NATO will defend every inch of its territory and the U.S. commitment to Article 5 is rock solid," Secretary of State Blinken confirmed...

NATO Secretary General, British Prime Minister Visit Tapa Army Base"NATO has increased its presence at sea, in the air and on land," the Secretary General of the Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said during his quick visit to Estonia on March 1. Stoltenberg participated in a joint press conference at the Tapa...

Canadian-Estonian Donates More Than €2 Million to Tartu University A Canadian-Estonian has left a donation of more than €2 million to the University of Tartu's Institute of Estonian Language following her death. The money will be used for research and to create a scholarship fund. The inheritance was left to...

Coalition Government of Reform Party and Center Party Took Office On January 26, the new Estonian government took office, led by the head of the Reform Party, Kaja Kallas, as Prime Minister. In addition to the Prime Minister, there are 14 ministers in the government and the Reform and Centre...

Estonian State Supported VES Children's Edition Last year, Estonian language newspapers and magazines could apply for grants from the state. As part of a pilot project which hopefully will continue, KÜSK, the National Foundation of Civil Society offered financial support to seven Estonian publications abroad. (There were in fact a...

Estonian PM Resigns Bringing Down Coalition Government Estonia’s prime minister Jüri Ratas resigned in the early hours of Wednesday, January 13, after corruption allegations involving his left-leaning Centre party related to a €39-million loan to the Porto Franco real estate development in Tallinn were made public the day before. This...