Russia lowers the level of diplomatic relations with Estonia as a response measure to the Estonia’s actions, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated on Monday. “Now Estonia has taken a new unfriendly step to radically reduce the size of the Russian embassy in Tallinn, confirming the line for the collapse of relations between our countries. As
The Estonian government will spend more than 900 thousand euros on the dismantling and transfer of Soviet military monuments, as reported by ERR. According to the government spokeswoman, Evgeniya Vyarya, the authorities allocated 916,405 euros to institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Defense for activities related to “the transfer of Soviet military monuments from public
The Estonian authorities have frozen the assets of Russian oligarchs Andrei Melnichenko (EuroChem company) and Vyacheslav Kantor (DBT logistics company). Now Tallinn, together with the EU, is considering the use of these tens of millions of euros for transfer to Ukraine, as reported by the Estonian broadcaster ERR. As specified, among the frozen funds there
Twenty-eight Estonian companies ask to be temporarily exempted from EU sanctions against Russia in order to continue importing petroleum products from there, as reported by the portal of the state television and radio broadcasting ERR with reference to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu. As reminded, according to the restrictions imposed by the EU against Moscow
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia has imposed a ban on the entry into Estonia of Russian rally drivers Nikolai Gryazin and Konstantin Alexandrov, who were supposed to start on July 14 at Rally Estonia, which is the seventh stage of the World Championship. It is noted that Gryazin and Alexandrov represent the German
The Estonian Parliament, at a meeting on Tuesday, May 3, will consider the proposal to withdraw signatures under the land and sea border agreements with the Russian Federation signed on February 18, 2014. The corresponding proposal was made by the opposition Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE). “Upon completion of the occupation and restoration of
Estonia has allowed entry to people who have been vaccinated with the Russian vaccine against the coronavirus ‘Sputnik V’, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Moscow embassy. It is specified that earlier, the Estonian Health Department decided to allow everyone arriving in the country to confirm their infectious safety with any medications officially
Estonian Ambassador to Russia, Margus Laidre, was announced that an employee of the Estonian diplomatic mission in Moscow must leave the country within a week, according to the official portal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is noted that a resolute protest was made to Laidre and a note was handed in which
The Russian airline ‘Aeroflot’ has resumed flights on the Moscow-Tallinn-Moscow route after more than a year’s break. The first Sukhoi Superjet arrived in Tallinn on April 25, 2021, RIA News reports, with reference to the press service of the Tallinn Airport. At the first stage of resumption, the flights will be operated once a week
Fate gave the outstanding artist, who has become a wonderful symbol of Estonia, thirty years of phenomenal creative life and many musical compositions, VM.RU reports. The phrase from Mr X’s aria “To be always a mask is my fate…” seemed to be for Ots the sign for the whole life. The biographer of singer, Kulle
The Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra returned from the tour and took part in the musical battle of the two capitals and in the Andres Mustonen festival, reports VN.RU. The Novosibirsk orchestra received an invitation to a large-scale music forum with a 30-year history. The forum took place in the “Esti Concert” concert hall in Estonia.
