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When diplomats can’t read the shadows - opinion

Diplomacy begins with language. Yet language is never merely vocabulary. Every language carries its own history, literature, symbols, and collective memory. Words rarely travel alone.

An illustrative image of a number of European Union member states' flags leading up to the EU flag at the European Parliament headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
The damaged Holocaust memorial in Ereda, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, after being vandalized, April 2026.

Estonian Holocaust memorial 'extensively damaged' by vandalism

Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur looks on during an interview in Vilnius, Lithuania, April 16, 2026.

NATO will not collapse and US will defend its allies, Estonian minister says

A part of a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle, which according to the Latvian National Armed Forces, flew into Latvian airspace and crashed in Kraslavas region, Latvia, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on March 25, 2026.

Drone from Russia enters Estonia, hits power station as others cross into Latvia


Are neo-Nazi Russian groups planning attacks on NATO countries? - report

New developments suggest that the Kremlin may lose ties with far-right paramilitary organizations.

 NATO HEADS of states and governments look at a digital installation after posing for a photo during the NATO summit at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels in June 2021.

Russia claims NATO attempted to fly drones into Russia

The drones were allegedly flown near the Pskov region, which is located along Russia's border with Estonia and Latvia.

NATO and Russian flags are seen through broken glass this illustration taken April 13, 2022.

Grapevine November 20, 2022: Ambassadors on the go

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides shaking hands with Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman

Estonia declares Russia a terrorist state, 'biggest danger to world peace'

Russian President Vladimir Putin's threats of nuclear attacks "have turned Russia into the biggest danger to peace both in Europe and the world," the Estonian parliament declared.

 The Ukrainian Embassy's railing is seen decorated with placards, Ukrainian flags and messages in support of the Ukrainian people in Tallinn, Estonia March 19, 2022

Baltics say Ukrainian annexation mirrors their occupation story

Hundreds of thousands of people from the Baltic countries were exiled to Siberia, while many Russians came to settle, increasing the number of Russian-speakers to about a third of the population,

PRISONERS LABOR at the site of Belomorkanal, the man-made channel connecting the White Sea and Baltic Sea that was constructed by Soviet Gulag inmates. Tzvi Netzer served a full year in the infamous Siberian Gulag.

Russian security service accuses Ukraine of killing ultra-nationalist's daughter

Darya, who appeared regularly on Russian state TV was a supporter of what Russia calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

 Investigators work at the site of a suspected car bomb attack that killed Darya Dugina, daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, in the Moscow region, Russia August 21, 2022, in this still image taken from video.

European Parliament planned Israel trip with Nazi sympathizer delegate

Estonian lawmaker Jaak Madison has called for a “final solution” against immigration to Europe, and in 2015, he wrote a blog post sympathizing with the Nazis

 Jaak Madison, member of Estonian party EKRE (Conservative People's Party of Estonia) addresses a major rally of European nationalist and far-right parties ahead of EU parliamentary elections in Milan, Italy May 18, 2019

Estonia protests to Russia over airspace violation as Baltic tensions rise

The Estonian foreign ministry said the helicopter had flown over a point in the south-east without permission on June 18.

Tartu, Estonia.

Estonian man arrested trying to smuggle drones into Russia

It is alleged that the man, who has no known ties to the Russian government, was intending to "donate commercial drones to the Russian army." 

 Drone planned to be used by Hamas terrorist cell in east Jerusalem to commit terrorist acts.

Israel denies equipping Ukraine with Blue Spear through Estonia

Estonia denied asking Israel for its authorization to transfer one Blue Spear (5G SSM) land-to-sea missile system to Ukraine.

 Blue Spear (5G SSM)