Estonia’s path to NATO membership took time and determination—but 22 years ago today, we made it happen.
Since then, we have consistently demonstrated our commitment, standing shoulder to shoulder with our Allies in missions and backing our words with real investment in defence.
Every day, we work to strengthen transatlantic ties and reinforce the Alliance’s deterrence and defence, ensuring security and prosperity on both sides of the Atlantic.
Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (EFIS) published today its annual report „International Security and Estonia 2026“.
In our assessment, Russia has no intention of militarily attacking Estonia or any other NATO member state in the coming year.
We are likely to reach a similar assessment next year because Estonia and Europe have taken steps that compel the Kremlin to calculate very carefully what, if anything, it can risk attempting. Even if no such intention exists today, our task is to ensure that this remains the case tomorrow and in the future.
It’s that time of year again, when the western intelligence community gets its hands on the annual report from the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service.
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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wore a helmet with images of people killed in the war in his home country during a Winter Olympics training session in Cortina.
Heraskevych had promised before the Games to use the event as a platform to keep attention on the conflict.
"Some of them were my friends," said Heraskevych, who was Ukraine's flagbearer in the opening ceremony.
He told Reuters that many of those pictured on his helmet were athletes including teenage weightlifter Alina Peregudova, boxer Pavlo Ishchenko and ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov.
The 26-year-old said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had contacted Ukraine's Olympic Committee over the helmet.
Congrats to Estonians on their long & hard journey to independence & freedom. Estonia today is one of the freest w/one of the most competitive tax codes in the world. It also punches way above its weight in NATO. Estonians know firsthand the terrors of Russian domination.
When the United States was attacked on 9/11, we answered the call — with boots on the ground, no caveats, on the front lines.
Estonia’s per-capita losses in Afghanistan were among the highest of all allies.
Belittling our soldiers’ sacrifices is insulting.
106 years ago today, an armistice in Estonia’s War of Independence entered into force, paving the way to the peace treaty signed in early February.
Peace was not given. It was won—by convincing Moscow that its military approach had no prospect of success. Only then did it agree to negotiate.
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, #Suomi! 👋
To our dear neighbours, friends and allies in #Finland — happy Independence Day and warm wishes for a joyful celebration! 🇪🇪🤝🇫🇮