Estonia has installed its first permanent drone detection and monitoring systems along three sections of the land border between Latvia and Russia in the country's southeast.
Ukraine has apologized to Estonia over an unintended drone incident caused by Russian electronic warfare systems, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.
The defense ministers of Ukraine and Estonia, Mykhailo Fedorov and Hanno Pevkur, have signed a memorandum of cooperation that will enable the two countries’ defense industries to expand their collaboration.
Estonia will allocate €400,000 in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine as Russia continues to strike the country’s energy infrastructure amid severe cold weather.
Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna is convinced that the focus must be on putting pressure on Russia, as it is the only party not interested in peace.
Estonia is ready to participate in a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine by deploying a force of up to one company, according to Prime Minister Kristen Michal.
On Friday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha thanked Estonia for its leadership in countering Russia's "shadow fleet' during a phone call with his Estonian counterpart, Margus Tsahkna.
The head of Estonia’s KAPO foreign intelligence agency, Kaupo Rosin, believes the indecision of NATO member states encourages Russia to further escalate relations with the West.
In Estonia, the project "ROSE Estonia – The Road to Self-Employment for Ukrainian Refugees in Estonia" was launched. It is aimed at supporting Ukrainians on their path towards self-employment and entrepreneurship in that country.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Prime Minister Kristen Michal of Estonia discussed long-term defense support for Ukraine during a phone call held on Tuesday.