A new Estonian unit to begin serving in Mali
A new Estonian unit, Estpla-28, has arrived in the Gao military base in Mali to replace the previous Estonian unit, Estpla-26, that served in the
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A Belgian armoured manoeuvring unit is to be deployed to Estonia
In the beginning of 2019, a Belgian armoured manoeuvring unit of 200 troops will be stationed in Estonia; the troops will join the NATO battle
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Estonian MEP Tunne Kelam to be awarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom
The Estonian member of the European Parliament, Tunne Kelam, is to be awarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
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Estonia calls up 1,248 reservists for a snap military exercise
The Estonian government has called 1,248 reservists for a snap military exercise called Okas 2018 (Thorn 2018). At the proposal of the commander of the
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Republican senators visit Estonia, discuss the security situation
A delegation of American Republican senators visited Estonia on 25 October where they met with the minister of defence and discussed the security situation in
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Satellite images show potential Russian military buildup near Baltics
New satellite images show Russia is possibly upgrading its military installations in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave right near the Baltic states, some 400 kilometres (250
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Estonia and other EU countries push for sanctions for cyber attackers
Estonia, the UK, the Netherlands and other European Union countries are pushing for the EU’s sanctions regime to include cyber attacks after the alleged attempts
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Estonia to procure long-range anti-tank weapons
Estonia is to procure €40 million worth of long-range anti-tank weapons systems. The Estonian Centre for Defence Investment said on 12 October that it is
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Russian economist: Putin more likely to move against Belarus, not Estonia
Vladislav Inozemtsev, a Russian economist, said that even though many in the West believe Russia will in the future seek to occupy part of one
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Mattis: Estonia, Denmark, the Netherlands will provide cyber contributions to help NATO
The US defence secretary, James Mattis, said Estonia, the US, the UK, Denmark and the Netherlands will provide national cyber contributions to help NATO fight
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