Hybrid tactics are "likely" spreading from the Taiwan Strait to the Baltic Sea, says Toomas Hanso, a junior research fellow at the Estonia-based International Center for Defense and Security, after several broken undersea cables were reported in both regions in recent months.
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ERR News: Blackouts and ‘unfree’ internet: Estonia leading EU’s digitization project in Cuba
Estonia's e-Governance Academy (eGA) is leading a €3 million European Union-funded project to "empower digital transformation" in Cuba by creating online services and expanding access to them. But the project faces "notable challenges," an Estonian expert says.
ERR News: Lithuanian FM: Russia’s hybrid attacks are not the new normal
Countries need to respond more strongly to Russia's hybrid attacks and not treat them like a new normal, Lithuania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys said in Estonia on Friday (January 10.)
ERR News: Ukraine interested in Estonia’s same-sex partnership law experience
Ukraine is looking to learn from Estonia's experience forming same-sex partnership legislation to provide LGBT+ couples with more rights, Estonia's gender equality commissioner has said.
ERR News: Estonia’s foreign policy prioritizes Ukraine in 2025
Ukraine will be Estonia's foreign policy priority in 2025 and will continue to be as long as the war continues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said in an interview about the coming year.
ERR News: What to expect in Estonia in 2025
Happy New Year! 2025 is finally here, but what can we expect? ERR News outlines some of the events and changes of the coming year.
ERR News: In brief: Estonia-Finland cable disruption
Several undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland were damaged on December 25. A ship has been detained and is being held in Finnish waters. ERR News sums up the story below.
ERR News: Estonia will not recognize Belarusian presidential elections ‘charade’
Estonia will not recognize Belarus' presidential elections or their results, Jonatan Vseviov, secretary general of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, confirmed to ERR News. Read the full article here.
ERR News – Latvian PM: People smugglers on Belarus border are getting smarter
People smugglers on Latvia's eastern borders are becoming "smarter" and using new techniques to try and avoid detection all the time, Prime Minister Evika Silina told ERR News in an interview this week. The situation is "very dangerous."
ERR News: Swedish PM – JEF 2.5% GDP defense spending goal ‘too little’
Swedish Prime Minster Ulf Kristersson said a 2.5 percent spending goal for Joint Expeditionary Force members, including Estonia, would not be effective as most members already spend more.