Estonian news

Estonia's major media companies conducted two years of negotiations with the State Chancellery on how to cooperate in crisis situations. However, after the recent crisis situation and the adoption of the State Defence Act in parliament, it became clear that this was wasted time. There is no mention of cooperation in the law – instead, the government is expanding the circle of ag...

The Estonian Defence Forces issued a drone warning early Wednesday morning for several counties after concerns that a Ukrainian attack drone en route to Russia might enter Estonian airspace. The Defence Forces' press office later confirmed to Postimees that no drones entered Estonian airspace.

Over the course of the past week, both US President Trump and Moscow's ruler Putin have been in Beijing. Xi Jinping, who has essentially elevated himself to imperial status, has turned China into the world's most important nation, writes Erkki Koort, security expert at Postimees and the Internal Security Academy.

What options does Estonia have if Russia intentionally guides a Ukrainian drone toward Estonia in such a way that it strikes a petrol station or even a residential house, journalist Jaanus Piirsalu asks.

The first stationary counter-drone detection and surveillance systems have been installed along three sections of the southeastern Estonian land border between the Estonia–Latvia–Russia tripoint and Luhamaa. The remaining sections of the land border will be equipped with similar systems during the course of this year.