The Baltic nation of Estonia celebrated its national Independence Day on Feb. 24, 2025, joined by forces from a number of ...

In addition to doubling military spending, Estonia is one of the allies that has donated the most aid to Ukraine (1.7% of its GDP). In the Estonian Ministry of Defense, most officials feel that ...

02/18/2025 February 18, 2025 To counter potential Russian aggression, Estonia is looking to its European allies for a joint defense pledge. How can the Baltic nation afford such a high defense ...

Despite its modest economy and military compared to many NATO allies, Estonia leads the board in terms of the amount contributed to Ukraine as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).

The Estonian head of government pledged that his ... US President Donald Trump confirmed that he would push NATO allies to increase their spending on defense to 5% of GDP. Moscow has repeatedly ...

The EU's chief diplomat has warned President Trump that Russian President Putin "doesn't really want peace" as Trump heads ...

but Russian aggression rather than Trump's pressuring of allies appears to be the driving factor, as experts and officials previously told BI. Estonia's spending boost "all comes from the real ...

"Going back is not a good solution in any way," Kadri Elias-Hindoalla, director general of Estonia's sanctions and strategic goods department, told CNBC via video call. Ukraine's closest allies ...