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Estonia advanced several domestic security initiatives. The government is developing a detailed plan for a new police campus in Tallinn and announced a one-third increase in monthly benefits for conscripts. The country's justice minister stated Estonia will not rent out prison space to other nations. Authorities are also dealing with a reported increase in cross-border crime with Latvia.
Regional security dynamics remained tense, with a focus on Russian transit and NATO posture. Lithuania held military and interagency exercises to prepare for a potential security incident involving Russian trains transiting to Kaliningrad. The country is also seeking EU funding to tighten security controls along this route. The Kremlin warned it would respond if Estonia hosts NATO nuclear weapons. Estonian authorities were active in countering perceived Russian threats, with a court convicting a man for activities against the state, police deporting a person with alleged intelligence contacts, and the Internal Security Service expelling a Russian citizen accused of planning an attack. Despite these tensions, an Estonian intelligence report assessed that Russia has no intention of launching a military attack against Estonia or NATO within the coming year.
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Estonia is developing a detailed plan for a new police campus in its capital, Tallinn. The government has also announced it will raise the monthly benefits for conscripts by one-third. In other domestic security news, the country's justice minister stated Estonia will not rent out prison space to other nations. Meanwhile, authorities are dealing with a reported increase in cross-border crime with Latvia.
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Feb 28 — Feb 22
Estonia convicts and expels individuals linked to Russia while intelligence says no imminent attackAn Estonian court found Anatoly Privalov guilty of activities against the state, and police deported a man who had contacts with Russian intelligence services. Separately, the Estonian Internal Security Service expelled a Russian citizen it said had planned an attack on Estonia. Kaupo Rosin, the director general of the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service, said Russia has no intention of militarily attacking Estonia or NATO in the coming year. The Kremlin stated Russia does not threaten Estonia but will do what is necessary to ensure its security, and said it would respond if Estonia hosts NATO nuclear weapons.
Feb 9 — Feb 24
Lithuania and EU bolster security around Russian transit to KaliningradLithuania is conducting military and interagency exercises to prepare for potential security incidents involving Russian trains traveling through its territory to reach Kaliningrad. In parallel, the European Union is supporting Lithuania through initiatives like a drone plan and a balloon hackathon, showing both national and EU-level responses to the security challenges posed by Russian transit.