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Presidents of Latvia and Estonia say European states in alliance should do more to prepare for Russian threat
Kaja Kallas highlights European concern at how a Trump presidency could affect west’s Moscow and Ukraine policy
Moscow’s charges against Kaja Kallas appear to be linked to her government’s push to remove Soviet-era monuments
Intelligence says Moscow will beef up troops near Finland and Baltic states as it prepares for future conflict
The Russian border runs right through it — yet still people come seeking peace among the wooden villages and icy expanses of Lake Peipus
A smarter and leaner public sector is essential amid tight budgets and rising demands
Finland looking at potential role of Hong Kong-registered container vessel
Women’s conversations range from the chatty and humorous to the troubling
Helsinki also reports break in undersea data cable connecting it to Estonia
Kaja Kallas urges bloc to start work on overhauling budget to prepare for potential enlargement
High levels of home ownership in the Baltic nation mean rents are volatile to market changes and fuelled by expat workers
Opposition politicians seek resignation of Baltic leader, who had called on EU companies to refrain from trade with Moscow
Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas calls for ‘concrete steps’ towards Kyiv’s accession
Also in this newsletter: Estonia takes action on frozen Russian assets
Kaja Kallas calls out local businesses over their ‘hidden’ support for Moscow
Beijing’s ambassador to France questioned legitimacy of countries formerly in the Soviet Union
Poll result a triumph for Kaja Kallas, one of EU and Nato’s most pro-Ukraine voices
Kaja Kallas warns against appeasing Moscow in an effort to halt war in Ukraine
Also in today’s newsletter: the Estonian nationalists seeking power in Sunday’s election
Also in today’s newsletter: Estonia’s spies paint a grim picture of Putin’s Russia
Move in response to border countries’ security concerns met with caution from US officials
Foreign minister calls Moscow’s claims that the alleged suspect fled to his country ‘a provocation’
Prime minister pledges to clear all such monuments from public spaces in Baltic country
Helsinki says Russians are entering the country and then using its airports to fly elsewhere in the bloc
Kallas says alliance strategy would see Baltic states overrun in event of Russian invasion before being taken back
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