estonia Archives

Prime Minister Kristen Michal said banning Russians from voting in local elections was the 'right thing to do'

World

Estonian MPs pass bill to limit voting rights for Russian minority

Estonian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ban the country’s large Russian minority and other non-EU residents from voting in local elections, as the Baltic state...

AFPMarch 26, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses for a photograph with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys (left), Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (second left) and Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze

World

On US visit, Estonia warns of Putin ‘upper hand’ through talks

Estonia’s top diplomat said that Russia has gained an upper hand after President Donald Trump initiated talks to end the Ukraine war and suggested...

AFPMarch 25, 2025

Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people in a $575 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme

Tech & Science

Estonians plead guilty to US charges in $577 mn crypto scheme

Two Estonian nationals have pleaded guilty to defrauding hundreds of thousands of people around the world in a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the...

AFPFebruary 13, 2025

Power infrastructure across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been disconnected from the Russian electricity system in a move that became a priority after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

World

Baltic states ‘successfully’ link with European power grid

A total of 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) — nmostly EU funds — have been invested in the ending of power ties with Russia...

AFPFebruary 9, 2025

The Baltic states decoupled from the Moscow-controlled electricity network early Saturday

News

Baltic nations to sync with European power grid

The three Baltic states will on Sunday connect to the European Union’s power grid after they seamlessly severed Soviet-era ties with Russia’s network, a...

AFPFebruary 8, 2025

New dawn: A high-voltage power line near the border between Poland and Lithuania

World

Baltics disconnect from Russian power grid without incident

The three Baltic states on Saturday seamlessly cut ties with Russia's power grid to integrate with the European Union's network.

AFPFebruary 8, 2025

World

Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid

The three Baltic states on Saturday cut ties with Russia’s power grid to join the European Union’s network, the culmination of a years-long process...

AFPFebruary 8, 2025

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will cut their power links to Russia on Saturday

Business

Baltics to cut Soviet-era ties to Russian power grid

Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are to disconnect from the Russian power grid on Saturday, a politically-charged move that severs their Soviet-era energy...

AFPFebruary 5, 2025