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2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Ott Tammik

Estonian soldiers take part in a training exercise in Lasna, Estonia. (Bloomberg) -- Estonia may contribute a company of soldiers to a potential peace-keeping mission in Ukraine as part of a “reassurance force” led by the UK and France, Prime Minister Kristen Michal said. Discussions that may lead to forming a deterrence force in Ukraine are still ongoing, Michal said in a statement on Wednesday. Any Estonian deployment would need to be approved by the nation’s parliament.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Ott Tammik

A police officer at the Estonia-Russia border in Narva, Estonia. (Bloomberg) -- Estonia plans to build a military base in the city of Narva, in the Baltic nation’s latest move to bolster security along its sensitive border with Russia. The government in Tallinn is currently seeking a location for the small base, which would host a few hundred troops. They could also include forces from NATO allies which have troops based in the country, such as the UK and US.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Ott Tammik

A euro symbol statue at the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB), in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, April 17, 2025. European Union countries have been at pains to show a united front in the face of Trump’s broadsides. Photographer: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank Governing Council member Madis Muller warned that US trade tariffs and higher public spending in Germany could stoke inflation.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | James Regan |Ott Tammik

Francois Villeroy de Galhau(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said inflationary risks appear to have subsided and that the ECB is ready to respond quickly to new data. The central bank must be prepared for various possibilities, he added in an interview on Ecorama broadcast on the Boursorama website on Friday, noting that policymakers will wait until their next meeting in early June before deciding on further interest-rate moves.

1 month ago | insurancejournal.com | Ott Tammik

Estonia’s navy stopped and boarded a sanctioned, Russia-bound vessel in the Baltic Sea on Friday over its insurance status and suspicions that the vessel belonged to Moscow’s shadow fleet, which facilitates the illicit trade in Russian oil.