As Trump Stirs Doubt, Europeans Debate Their Own Nuclear Deterrent
Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, however vague and fanciful.
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Amid ceasefire talks, Baltic defense leaders worry: What will Putin do with his battle-hardened army?
“A lot will depend on what the peace talks” deliver, but 500,000 experienced Russian troops will be unlikely to want to return to civilian life earning $100 a month, Hanno Pevkur, Estonia’s minister of defense told Breaking Defense.
I love Italy, says Estonian Eurovision entry accused of insulting Italians
Tommy Cash says he did not expect Espresso Macchiato to cause such offence with references to the mafia and coffeeEstonia’s entry for this year’s Eurovision song contest has said he never intended to offend Italy with his song that pokes fun at Italian…
‘Sweating like a mafioso’: calls in Italy to bar Estonia’s ‘offensive’ Eurovision entry
Consumer group complains about song’s stereotypes of Italians – but other Italians say the lyrics are ‘no stresso’The Eurovision song contest is several months away but the drama has already begun, with calls from Italy for Estonia’s catchy pick for th…
NATO’s Defense Math Does Not Add Up
The United States is by far the largest contributor to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations. According to NATO estimates published in June 2024, the United States will spend $967.7 billion on defense in 2024, roughly 10 times as much as Germany, the second-largest spending country, with $97.7 billion. Total NATO military expenditures for 2024 are estimated at $1.474.4 […]
NATO’s Defense Math Does Not Add Up was originally published on Global Security Review.
Weather tracker: Heat to ease in central and eastern Europe
Cooler temperatures expected to replace record highs in Estonia, while China braces for Super Typhoon YagiSince the start of September, swaths of central and eastern Europe have experienced temperatures well above average, with some places up to 10C (1…
Germany to propose new sanctions against Russia after death of Alexei Navalny
Death of Russian opposition leader imbues EU summit with renewed nervousness over war in UkraineGermany is to propose a new batch of sanctions against Russia over the death of Alexei Navalny as EU ministers meet his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, in Brussels….
EDGE and Milrem Robotics to Field a UAE Robotic Force
Milrem Robotics, an Estonian company partly owned by the UAE based EDGE Group will equip the UAE Armed Forces with 60 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), according to an official announcement released yesterday at the colsong day of the UMEX exhibition in…
Same-sex couples able to marry in Estonia from New Year’s Day
Registrations open after Estonia became first former Soviet-ruled country to legalise gay marriageSame-sex couples in Estonia are able to marry from today, in a milestone move people say brings the Baltic nation closer to its Nordic neighbours.Estonia …
Finland to close all but one Russia border crossing to stop asylum seekers
Helsinki accuses Moscow of guiding refugees across border in apparent act of revenge for it cooperating with USFinland has said it will close all but one crossing point on its border with Russia in an effort to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nord…