Efforts to rearm Europe stumble as Trump ‘kicks over the chessboard’ of the Ukraine war
EU must take replace rhetoric with deeds and increase military power to ensure Putin takes heed, European commissioner for defence warns
Estonia
Baltic nations successfully switch to European power grid after severing energy ties to Russia
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stopped purchases of power from Russia after invasion of Ukraine
Baltic States disconnect from Russia’s power grid as part of plan to link with EU
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cut final link with Russia in move to integrate with EU and boost security
Ireland’s neutrality under attack: shifting geopolitics bring pressure to change
A policy of neutrality is increasingly being questioned by EU members
President Higgins’s remarks about Nato criticised by former Estonian president
Ireland enjoys ‘privileged’ geographical location and benefits from ‘implicit’ Nato protection, former president of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves says
The new EU foreign affairs chief navigating a ‘world on fire’
Former Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas a firm backer of Ukraine but likely less sympathetic to Palestine
Nato to boost presence in Baltic Sea after suspected sabotage of power cable
Finnish investigators believe seized Russian ship caused outage of Estlink 2 undersea power and internet lines
Ireland should follow Estonia and get serious about cyber security
Baltic nation has not looked back since being the subject of cyberattacks in 2007
Five days in Estonia: Saunas, bears, wolves, and an extraordinary experience I will never forget
Artistic leanings, Soviet shadows and a playful sense of humour: The Tallinn Fringe and Tartu 2024 are two great reasons to visit Estonia
‘Most conductors today don’t really have technique. They also don’t believe there is such a thing’
Paavo Järvi is from a family of conductors – but a strong technical schooling is still vital before anybody takes to the podium, he says
Estonia’s prime minister Kaja Kallas wins landslide election victory
Poll result a triumph for one of EU and Nato’s most pro-Ukraine voices
Europe vows to back Ukraine for the long haul
EU digs in on backing Kyiv on grim one-year anniversary since Russian tanks rolled in
Kinahan hitman Imre Arakas extradited to Lithuania to face murder charge
Extradition took place on Wednesday after Arakas finished six-year term handed down by Special Criminal Court
The horrors of Ukraine are in sharp contrast to the calmness of Modric
The Real Madrid superstar did against Chelsea what he has always done – made the complicated look simple
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