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The Baltic States' power system operators informed Russia and Belarus that they would disconnect from the Moscow-controlled post-Soviet power grid starting in February 2025, media outlet LRT reported on July 16. Lithuanian operator Litgrid, Latvian AST, and Estonian Elering informed the Russian and Belarusian operators that they would not extend the BRELL agreement, which expires in February 2025, LRT said. Under the BRELL agreement, the Baltics have been synchronously connected to the Integrated Power System/United Power System (IPS/UPS) grid with Russia and Belarus since the end of the Sovie...
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Editor’s Note: Kyiv Independent News Editor Nate Ostiller briefly attended a summer program at the same Estonian university where the main character of this report was a professor and received a passing grade in a one-week summer school course. A university professor is not the first profession that comes to mind as being a cover for a possible Russian spy. Why would someone spend decades obtaining degrees and rigorously work in academia just to establish an elaborate cover? Viacheslav Morozov, a professor of political science at Estonia’s University of Tartu, was for years considered a quinte...
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Estonia has delivered several Mistral air defense systems to Ukraine, the country's defense ministry said on July 6. "Let's keep supporting Ukrainian freedom fighters. Together, we can stop Russian aggression," it said in a post on social media. It did not specify how many of the French-made systems had been handed over, but Ukraine has been receiving and using them since 2022. Norway sent 100 of them shortly after the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion. The Mistral is a man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) used to intercept and down aircraft and helicopters from short-range, and has ...
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Key developments on June 27: Ukraine, EU sign security agreement in BrusselsUkraine signs long-term security deals with Estonia, LithuaniaRussian chemical plant reportedly targeted by drone attackUkraine repels Russian troops from eastern Chasiv Yar neighborhood, military saysRussia has sent around 10,000 immigrants who recently received citizenship to join military fighting in Ukraine, official saysPresident Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security agreement with the European Union on June 27 during the EU leaders summit in Brussels. The document was signed by European Council President Charles M...
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Editor's note: This story is being updated. Kyiv signed 10-year bilateral security agreements with Estonia and Lithuania at the Brussels summit on June 26, Ukraine's Presidential Office reported. The two nations have joined 17 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and France, that have signed similar bilateral treaties to help Kyiv repel Russia's aggression. The agreements are based on a pledge made by the Group of Seven (G7) last July. Earlier in the day on June 26, Kyiv also signed a security deal with the European Union. Tallinn and Vilnius will provide Ukraine with long-term mi...
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Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania called on the European Union to build a line of defense along the bloc's border with Russia and Belarus to protect the EU from military threats and other harmful actions from Moscow. The leaders of the four countries, which each share a border with either Russia or Belarus, drafted a letter to the EU President detailing the scale and cost of the project. EU countries would be required to commit political and financial support. "The creation of a system of defense infrastructure along the external border of the EU with Russia and Belarus will meet the acut...
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The Baltic states will disconnect from the energy system shared with Russia and Belarus to join the European grid in February 2025, Interfax Russia reported on June 11. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are the only EU countries not yet connected to the continental grid, instead being part of the BRELL system, which comprises the three Baltic states, Russia, and Belarus. The Baltic nations initially aimed to join the European system by the end of 2025. However, following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they advanced the timeline by nearly a year. Estonian Deputy Minister of Energy and Mi...
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Estonia's Interior Ministry has proposed new rules that would seek to limit the ability of non-citizens to buy property near military facilities, the Estonian media outlet ERR reported on June 7, citing a memo by Interior Minister Lauri Laanemets. The measure is reportedly largely directed toward Russian and Belarusian citizens. The proposal follows similar moves by Finland, which has also prevented the acquisition of certain types of property by Russian nationals on the grounds that it could "hinder" national defense. "In Estonia, for example, there are apartments next to some very important ...
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Estonia’s parliament enacted a law on May 15 enabling the use of frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine for the damages caused by Russia’s war. Kyiv and its Western allies have discussed using around $300 billion in Russian assets held in Western accounts to support Ukraine. As of October 2023, the Estonian government estimated having 38 million euros ($41.3 million) in frozen Russian assets. “We will adopt this law because Ukraine’s victory is our victory,” Hendrik Johannes Terras, the chairman of Estonia’s Constitutional Commission, said. “We are adopting this law because Russia must co...
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Estonian President Alar Karis promulgated on May 30 a law that allows the use of frozen Russian assets for funding Ukraine's war efforts and reconstruction, according to the Presidential Office's website. The Estonian government estimated in October 2023 that it held about 38 million euros ($41.3 million) of frozen Russian assets. Estonia's parliament, the Riigikogu, passed the bill on May 15 despite some experts disagreeing with it because it supposedly conflicted with the country's Constitution. "Although the chosen method of compensation is innovative, it aims to protect the prohibition of ...
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