Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal condemned Latvia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, calling it a move in the wrong direction. He emphasized the importance of the convention in combating domestic violence.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte expressed dissatisfaction with Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal regarding his desire to invoke Article 4 of the Alliance treaty after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets violated Estonian airspace. Rutte believes that NATO will lose its strength if it invokes the article for every violation of sovereignty by drones or cyberattacks.
The Estonian Defence Forces published a map of the flight of Russian MiG-31 fighter jets, which on September 19 entered the country's airspace without permission for 12 minutes. The planes flew from east to west, parallel to the Estonian border, without flight plans and with transponders turned off.
Three Russian MiG-31 fighters entered Estonian airspace, to which NATO forces reacted. The Estonian government decided to appeal to NATO for consultations under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty.
Turkey states that there must first be a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Only then will it be possible to create a framework program for peacekeeping forces.
Estonia is ready to send a company of peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of a "coalition of the willing. " The details of the mission will be discussed after the meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.
Estonia has declared its readiness to join the coalition of countries led by Britain and France, which provides security guarantees to Ukraine. The country may send a ground combat unit.
The Estonian Navy detained the tanker "Kivala", which was heading to Russia and is under EU sanctions. The vessel is suspected of illegal movement without a flag.
Estonia increased military aid to Ukraine by 25% and pledged to allocate 0. 25% of GDP annually. Prime Minister Kristen Michal emphasized that only Ukraine should determine the terms of the peace process.
Estonia is providing Ukraine with 10,000 pieces of artillery ammunition and 750,000 food packages for the military. Additional assistance with defense industry products worth more than 100 million euros is also planned.
Following the damage to the EstLink 2 cable, Estonia plans to increase oversight of undersea infrastructure with NATO. The government held an emergency meeting and discussed protection measures with the allies.
Krysten Michal arrived in Kiev to meet with the Ukrainian leadership and confirmed his support for the victory. At the same time, Friedrich Merz arrived in the capital a week after Scholz's visit.
Estonia's ruling coalition plans to make urgent changes to the constitution regarding voting rights. Citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus will lose the right to vote in the 2025 local elections.
Kristen Mihal, the new Prime Minister of Estonia, announced long-term support for Ukraine in the war against russia. He said that Estonia plans to raise 1 billion euros to purchase ammunition and increase defense spending.
