US B-1 Lancer Bombers Participate In Spring Storm Exercise - Estonias Defense Forces

US B-1 Lancer strategic bombers have participated in the Spring Storm military exercise being held in Estonia, the Estonian Defense Forces said on Tuesday.

US F-22 Raptor Fighters Begin Training Flights In Estonia

US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets have begun training flights in Estonia, the ERR broadcaster reported on Wednesday.

Kremlin recalls maritime law when speaking about Estonia's plans for Gulf of Finland

Russia is proceeding from the fact that freedom of navigation is guaranteed by international maritime law, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. He was speaking about Estonia's plans to introduce a so-called contiguous zone in the Gulf of Finland.

Ex-US spy: Estonia helped organize the murder of Dugina | РЕН ТВ

New details of the murder of Russian journalist Daria Dugina have emerged. American military experts confirmed the version of the New York Times that the Ukrainian authorities were behind the organization of this case. 

Estonia begins removing Soviet-era war monuments - BBC News

Estonia has decided to remove Soviet-era war monuments from public places.

Estonia, Latvia close airspace to Russian planes - TASS

 Estonia will close its airspace to Russian planes, the country’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Taavi Aas announced on Saturday.

Estonian consul detained in St. Petersburg while receiving classified documents - TASS

Estonia’s consul to St. Petersburg has been detained by Russian security officers while receiving classified documents from a Russian national, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) told TASS on Tuesday.

EU’s Baltic states expel four Russian diplomats in solidarity with Prague - France24

 

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said Friday they were expelling a total of four Russian diplomats in solidarity with the Czech Republic, which is involved in a spat with Moscow.

Estonia in discussion if to take over EU council presidency earlier. Tthere was report saying that Belgium had been eager to take over Britain's slot

Estonia will likely take over the UK's EU council presidency in the second half of 2017, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported Thursday after member states ambassadors discussed the issue on Wednesday.

Russia’s Antonov-26 plane has not violated Estonia’s borders : Russian Mod

Russia’s military plane Antonov-26, which made a scheduled flight from Kaliningrad to St. Petersburg, strictly followed the established route and did not violate Estonia’s border, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

Estonia doubts if it can house African refugees under proposed EU quota scheme

The European Commission’s controversial proposal all EU member countries should take in refugees under a quota scheme has drawn a skeptical reaction from the Interior Minister of Estonia, Hanno Pevkur.

Merkel slams Russia. (Merkel confirms intention offer if necessary military assistance Estonia, Latvia)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused Russia on Sunday of interfering in the domestic affairs of numerous countries that are seeking closer ties to the European Union.

Russia refutes Dutch claim of airspace violation. (two Dutch F-16 jets were ordered into the air from the Polish airbase...)

Moscow on Thursday dismissed a Dutch claim that a Russian transport plane had violated the airspace of Estonia and Lithuania.

The Netherlands said earlier on the day that a Russian four- engine plane has strayed into the airspace of Estonia and Lithuania "without prior notice."

Russian defence ministry says Russian warplane did not violate Estonia’s air space

Russia’s warplane did not violate Estonia’s air space, the press service of the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday.
According to the press service, the Russian plane performed a routine training flight from the Khrabrovo airfield in the Russian westernmost Kaliningrad region over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.  

The flight was made in strict compliance with international rule of the use of air space, the ministry stressed.
Earlier on Wednesday, the General Staff of the Estonian Defence Forces said that a Russian Ilyushin-20 reconnaissance plane had violated Estonia’s air space on Tuesday.

Obama Arrives in Estonia to Reassure Baltic States (VOA News)

TALLINN, ESTONIA—President Barack Obama is in Estonia to reassure it and the other Baltic states that the United States will help defend them against any Russian aggression.  Obama arrived early Wednesday for a full day of meetings, first with Estonia's president and later with leaders of the other Baltic republics, Latvia and Lithuania. 

 Obama stopped here on his way to the NATO summit in Wales, where Russia's aggression in Ukraine will be the main topic and where Obama will work to step up pressure on Russia to stop interfering in Ukraine.
Last week, Obama indicated his stop in Estonia would be aimed at reassuring the nervous Baltic states.