In very Russian areas like Lasnamäe and Narva there has been some but mainly complaining that they need longer to do it. In those areas probably a lot of the teachers don't speak Estonian.
https://news.err.ee/1609265448/foreign-citizens-teaching-languages-in-schools-now-required-to-learn-estonian
This is the scene outside the Russian embassy in Tallinn old town. The signs have been there from the start. The Ukraine invasion is very personal because it started on our independence day, February 24th...
It was extremely important that Estonia joined the EU and NATO soon after they got their freedom. Estonians are very proud and patriotic and I think a lot of people in the UK only think of them of them as a former part of USSR. However, they were an independent country up until WW2 when first of...
As a Brit living here in Estonia I certainly get the impression she is one if the most outspoken leaders regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I like that :)
Steve Rosenberg BBC Russia correspondent was just in the BBC breakfast studio being interviewed. Normally reports from Russia. There's a guy with a difficult job. As he said he is viewed as a journalist from an unfriendly country
As a Brit living in Estonia I know how incredibly brave this small nation were to regain their independence. Checkout 'the singing revolution' on YouTube to understand what happened. Also 'the human chain'. My partner was 20yrs old at this time and joined in the protest concerts.
It was...
I have lived in Estonia for 3 years and it's been a fairly regular occurance during this time. The fact that it's Italian and Polish planes means that they are covering the baltic states at this time. It's previously been germany or the raf for instance. Normally they are based at Amari here in...
Estonian PM Kaja Kallas has been extremely outspoken against Russia and in support of Ukraine
https://news.err.ee/1609218920/zelenskyy-we-need-those-who-fled-abroad-to-return-to-ukraine
President Zelensky has been here in Estonia today. When I was driving in Tallinn security was obviously tight. Police and army very visible https://news.err.ee/1609219032/volodymyr-zelenskyy-tyranny-must-always-lose
It's straight out of the former Soviet Union book. The baltic states all have significant Russian populations. Many of the natives were sent to siberia never to be seen again during the 50 year soviet occupation.
I live in Estonia 🇪🇪. You see our own national flag everywhere but also lots of Ukraine 🇺🇦 flags on all public buildings, theatres, shopping centres (digitally) etc