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The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian and Estonian UAV manufacturers will cooperate.

According to Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, Russia has destroyed 80% of Ukraine's thermal power plants in recent weeks due to continued energy terror and missile attacks on energy facilities.

Eurostat reported that inflation in the Eurozone fell to 2. 4% in March, with the lowest rates in Lithuania and Finland and the highest in Croatia and Estonia.

Estonia has finalized the development of a compensation mechanism that provides for the use of frozen Russian funds for the needs of Ukraine.

Estonia has finalized the development of a mechanism for using frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, as discussed by the Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Estonia during their meeting.

The Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine outside the EU needs more funding, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said, calling on allies to provide more money to help Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression.

Shmyhal and the Estonian President discussed the possibility of establishing joint defense enterprises, as well as Ukraine's European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visited Estonia to discuss European integration, cybersecurity cooperation against russian cyberattacks, military assistance, sanctions against russia, confiscation of russian assets in favor of Ukraine, and Estonia's support for Ukraine's "Peace Formula.

In 2023, more than 7,000 departure orders were issued to Russian citizens, 34% more than in 2022, with Germany expelling the most Russians - 2,000.

44 countries support the creation of a special tribunal to investigate and prosecute the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine, and the Netherlands has offered to host it.

Estonia plans to purchase 18 French 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery pieces and build a new ship for its fleet at an estimated cost of 30-40 million euros.

Estonian journalist Svetlana Burtseva, who wrote for Russian state media under EU sanctions, was arrested in Estonia on suspicion of violating international sanctions and relations against the Republic of Estonia.

Zelenskyy discussed with the Estonian parliamentary delegation a bilateral security agreement, the use of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine's recovery, and praised Estonia's support since the start of the full-scale war.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with President of the Estonian Parliament Lauri Hussar, thanking him for Estonia's comprehensive assistance and support for Ukraine, including defense aid, confiscation of russian assets, and support for the Ukrainian Peace Formula.

Marko Mikkelson, chairman of the Estonian parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, arrives in Kyiv.

Baltic leaders call on NATO members to reintroduce conscription and significantly increase military spending to Cold War levels to deter potential Russian aggression.

Russian troops have made little progress on the front line in Ukraine, as they have more artillery and have started using more drones, while Ukraine is defending itself well and keeping people safe despite the difficult situation.

The AI boom requires huge computing power and energy loads, posing risks to the power grid and the transition to cleaner energy sources, as AI may force companies to rely more on fossil fuels than expected.

The European Commission is preparing to impose tariffs on grain products from Belarus and Russia to prevent Russian grain from destabilizing the European market, stop Russia from profiting from exports to the EU, and ensure that illegally exported stolen Ukrainian grain does not enter the EU market.

Five European countries-Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and the Czech Republic - have called on the European Commission to ban grain imports from Russia and Belarus to prevent Russia from financing the war against Ukraine.

The Estonian parliament has approved the termination of the legal assistance agreement with Russia in the spring of 2025.

Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, believes that Europe should create its own version of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system.

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

Estonia has proposed a plan to finance Ukraine for 120 billion euros annually, using funds raised through Eurobonds or national budgets.

Ukraine ranks first among the countries with the highest proportion of people with depression.

Russia has banned 347 high-ranking officials from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, including prime ministers and foreign ministers, from entering the country because of their "hostile policy" of lobbying for sanctions, interfering in Russia's internal affairs and demolishing Soviet monuments.

NATO nations are rotating air defense systems, including Patriot systems, to Lithuania to strengthen Europe's defense capabilities in the Baltic region in response to concerns about russian aggression.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on allies to urgently increase and accelerate military aid to Ukraine, saying that the strategy of helping Ukraine "one drop at a time" no longer works to defeat Russia and prevent the spread of war in Europe.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit Lithuania to discuss with the foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and France a rapid increase in military aid to Ukraine.

Eleven countries have joined the IT Coalition in support of Ukraine, and enough contributions have already been accumulated for the first procurement of priority requests.