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The Belarusian regime is systematically attempting to destroy its own culture and Russify it, Estonia's special representative to the Belarusian democratic forces believes. ERR News spoke to Marko Koplimaa about his first six months in the role, the situation in Belarus, and what Estonia is doing to support those who oppose the regime in exile.

A Russian plane violated Latvia's airspace on November 6 (Monday), the Latvian Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

Belarusians in Estonia held a poetry reading on Sunday to commemorate the 86th anniversary of the mass execution of poets, novelists, translators, and critics known as the "Night of the Executed Poets".

Minehunters, maritime patrol aircraft, and drones are being sent to the Baltic Sea as NATO steps up its patrols after damage to two undersea data cables and a gas pipeline was reported over the last week.

Tallinn's Old Jewish Cemetery in Veereni was opened on Thursday after several years of reconstruction.

Isamaa raised €156,847 in donations in the third quarter of 2023 of which €100,000 came from Parvel Pruunsild and €50,000 from Margus Linnamäe. Support for Eesti 200 has dried up, falling from €800,000 before elections to just over €2,000 recently.

The Riigikogu Foreign Affairs Committee proposed on Tuesday that the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad should be referred to by its historical name Königsberg from now on.

Estonia's defense budget will surpass 3 percent of GDP for the first time next year, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said on Tuesday.

Estonia's budget deficits have grown since the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Data from the Ministry of Finance shows how the situation has changed over time.

A "slightly" above average number of "cyber incidents" for the last six months was recorded by the Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) in July, the agency said on Wednesday. Monthly reports will now be published in English. I made this graph on Infogram. Read the story here.