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UK set to send more troops in Russia crisis - but won't enter Ukraine or set up no-fly zone

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said 'we may need to provide more both in land, sea and air' but warned any UK fighting in Ukraine itself could provoke an 'existential' war with nuclear-armed Russia

Daily Mirror

UK politics live: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions against Putin and Lavrov – as it happened

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

The Guardian - UK

U.S. sending F-35s jets to Baltics, extends stay of its troops

The United States deployed F-35 fighter jets to Estonia and Lithuania on Thursday and extended the stay of its existing troops in the region, the Lithuanian defence ministry said.

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Denmark to deploy soldiers to Estonia in wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Denmark will increase its contributions to NATO forces by deploying around 200 soldiers to Estonia as well as two F-16 fighter jets to perform aerial policing in Poland's air space, the government said on Thursday, as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

UK Army size as NATO vows response to Russia's 'full-fledged' invasion of Ukraine

We answer common questions about the size of the UK Armed Forces, how many troops Russia has, and NATO's strategy after Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said there is now an invasion from land, air and sea

Daily Mirror

Ukraine: Russian invasion leaves Baltics wondering if they are Moscow’s next target

People in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fear that they may be at risk

The Independent UK

Ukraine attack leaves Baltics wondering: Are we next?

To Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians — particularly those old enough to have lived under Soviet control — Russia’s belligerence toward Ukraine has some worried that they could be the Kremlin's next target

The Independent UK

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Baltics call for swift EU sanctions on Russia after it recognizes Ukrainian breakaway republics

The European Union must impose sanctions on Russia immediately after it recognised two Ukrainian breakaway regions as independent, the governments of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said after Russia's announcement.

Reuters

Send fighter jets to the Baltics to defend their airspace, Estonia tells U.S.

Estonia has asked the United States to send fighter jets to the Baltic states to defend their skies, amid worries that Russia could be poised for an attack on Ukraine that would lead to an confrontation with the Baltic region, the country's defence minister said on Saturday.

Reuters

Estonia sends Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine

Estonia delivered Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine on Friday, the Estonian Defence Ministry said.

Reuters

Kaja Kallas: ‘There is a certain naivety towards Russia’

The Estonian prime minister on the Baltic state’s precarious position and why many European nations misread Moscow

Financial Times

Latest Ukraine updates: US says Putin made decision to invade

Russia-Ukraine news from February 18: Biden says Moscow has plan to attack Kyiv in ‘coming days’.

Al Jazeera

Putin is 'enjoying himself' with military build-up, Estonian premier says

Estonia's prime minister said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is enjoying the international attention generated by Russia's massive military drills on Ukraine's borders and is looking for a successful war to lift support at home.

Reuters

UK sends more troops to Estonia amid Ukraine crisis

Royal Welsh start deploying from bases in Germany and Britain today

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Russia's military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking, warns West

There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine's borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday, as Estonia said battle groups were moving ahead of a likely attack to occupy "key terrain," contradicting Moscow's insistence of a pullback.

Daily Mirror

Queen carries out her first official engagement since Covid-19 scare

The 95-year-old monarch was pictured holding virtual audiences at Windsor Castle with the Estonian and Spanish ambassadors - days after it was revealed she had been in contact with a Covid-hit Prince Charles

Reuters

Case against Swedes accused of disturbing Estonia wreck to be tried again

A Swedish appeal court ordered on Tuesday that a district court try again a case against two film makers accused of disturbing the ferry Estonia that sank in the Baltic sea in 1994 with the loss of 852 lives.

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Don't Be Google': The Rise of Privacy Focused Startups

Google once used the slogan "don't be evil" to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra "don't be Google". They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world's websites to understand people's…

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The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

France 24

EU threatens sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy sectors in event of Ukraine invasion

EU sanctions would target Russia’s financial and energy sectors if Moscow opts to invade Ukraine, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday. The UK, US and Estonia also urged their nationals to leave Ukraine as Russia prepared to hold fresh military exercises near the two countries’ border and…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Not all Russians buy Putin’s warmongering

MOSCOW — In May 1993, Estonia’s first post-Soviet leader Lennart Meri — a wise man with bitter experience of life in the Soviet Union — told the visiting U.S. deputy secretary of state that Estonia urgently needed to join NATO. It was, he said, the only guarantee that Russia wouldn’t…

The Independent UK

Tallinn’s got talent: Why Estonia’s capital is the best city in the world for digital nomads

Remoting working has never been easier – as James Ware discovered when he spent a week in Europe’s undisputed king of digital-first design

Daily Mirror

Russian warplane 'breaches NATO airspace' where hundreds of British troops are based

Officials in Tallinn said that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet flew into Estonian airspace over the weekend as tensions continue to escalate over the build up of troops and tanks on the Ukrainian border

Irish Mirror

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 confirms running order with Ireland performing in second half of second semi-final

Ireland will be up against Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Sweden for a place in the final

The Guardian - UK

‘Putin only understands strength’: Estonian PM on Ukraine tensions

Kaja Kallas criticises Europe’s reliance on Russian energy and says gas pipeline to Germany should be scrapped

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