Italian geography textbook depict not only Estonia but also Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova as part of Russia. Photo: Erakogu Some Italian geography textbooks depict not only Estonia but also Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova as part of Russia. The error is being corrected. Some Lithuanians, whose children are studying in Italian schools, […]
Floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) «Independence» is docked at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Klaipeda port. Photo: Ints Kalnins / Reuters / Scanpix While Russia is threatening to turn off gas supply unless buyers pay them in rubles, European countries are racing to find ways for escaping from energy dependence which is feeding […]
A woman looks at empty shelves in a supermarket in Moscow. There has been shortages of women’s pads, diapers, and sugar after many foreign brands announced they were suspending their operations in Russia in light if the war in Ukraine. Photo: Vlad Karkov / SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire / Scanpix Narva presented as […]
The villager Mykola Boiko wonders: «Why did they drop this huge bomb in the middle of our village?» Photo: Erik Prozes Brovary, the eastern suburb of Kyiv, has been an uneasy place since the beginning of the war. You can still hear gunshots from that direction. But Khokholiv, which is located approximately twenty kilometers away, […]
A Ukrainian serviceman walks next to the wreck of a Russian tank in Stoyanka, Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. Photo: Vadim Ghirda / AP / Scanpix The Russian army has lost at least one third of its modern weapons Bombing cities is a deliberate terror because the Russian army cannot see the Ukrainian units Russia’s […]
Margot Lehtsalu, who is studying in the Tallinn Grammar School of Arts Photo: Kaader videost I feel anxiety and anger because I know that there are two people in my class who support Putin. There is turmoil inside me, says Margot Lehtsalu, who is studying in the Tallinn Grammar School of Arts and wears a […]
Valdeku crematorium Photo: Mihkel Maripuu Court ruling could not solve the crematorium row Raku residents oppose granting operating license to crematorium New city government wants to consider the matter further The Tallinn Urban Planning Department invite the residents of Nõmme district to attend the discussion on the operating license of the Valdeku Street crematorium which […]
Riigikogu Photo: Sander Ilvest Today’s sitting of the Riigikogu discussed establishing more flexible regulations on work- and study-related migration from third countries, which would, among other aspects, simplify the involvement of Ukrainian refugees in the labor market. The passing of the bill would mean giving up the requirement of average salary and introducing other amendments […]
Kadi Lambot. Photo: Andres Haabu The Confido medical center was again summoned to give explanations – because staff members hastily hired from among refugee medics are paid less than their Estonian colleagues. The first case concerned the company’s decision to vaccinate everybody against corona. Kadi Lambot, the manager of Confido, told Postimees that as they […]
Members of arms clubs operating in Estonia have the right to keep large-capacity weapons and up to 5000 rounds at home. Photo: Ekraanitõmmis videost Olexandr Milyukov, head of the Ukrainian Federation of Tactical Shooting sent a letter to his European colleagues early morning on February 24: Russia has started a war against Ukraine; Russia should […]