Buses from St. Petersburg to Tallinn to resume services from May 15
Ecolines is preparing to launch bus services between Russia and Estonia. The first bus from St. Petersburg to Tallinn will depart on May 15.
Russia and Estonia
Russia lowers level of diplomatic relations with Estonia
As a response to a significant reduction of its embassy staff in Tallinn and amid the destruction of the entire set of relations with Moscow, Russia is lowering the level of diplomatic relations with Estonia, according to a statement by the …
Estonia aims to stop most Russians from entering country
Estonia aims to stop most Russians from entering the country within weeks, if possible acting in concert with its regional partners, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said on Wednesday. "It takes some time, but I think …
Estonia joins call for ban on Russian tourists
Estonia today joined Finland and Latvia in urging the EU to close its borders to Russian travelers, echoing a call from Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. "Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Visiting Europe is a …
Estonia to propose EU-wide ban on Schengen visas for Russians
Estonia will prepare a proposal to Brussels to block Russian citizens from entering Europe as a baseline rule, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said on Friday. Tallinn on Thursday rolled out another package of sanctions against …
Estonia stops issuing visas, residence permits for Russian students
Estonia on Thursday announced it would no longer issue visas or residence permits for Russian citizens wanting to study in the small Baltic country. The foreign ministry order also ends the practice of granting the right to short-term …
Russians advised to refrain from visiting Estonia
Russian citizens should abstain from travelling to Estonia because of Tallinn's hostile attitude, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued on Tuesday. "In connection with Estonia's openly hostile attitude …
Estonia not to expel Russian ambassador
Estonia has opted not to follow Latvia’s and Lithuania’s lead and will not expel Russia’s ambassador, Mart Volmer, Undersecretary for Europe in Estonian Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday. "We have made a decision …
New Russian ambassador to Estonia named
Russia's next ambassador to Estonia has been named, according to the document was published on Wednesday on the official web portal of legal information. Vladimir Lipayev will replace current ambassador …
Russia expels Estonian diplomat under principle of reciprocity
Estonian Ambassador to Moscow Margus Laidre was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry Tuesday, where he was informed about the expulsion of an Estonian diplomat within seven days, the Ministry announced on its website. "Estonian …
Estonia announces expulsion of a Russian diplomat
Estonian Foreign Ministry announced one Russian Embassy employee persona non grata in the diplomatic note, presented to Russian Ambassador Alexander Petrov on Thursday, the Ministry announced. According to the Ministry, this was a …
Russia expels Estonian diplomat in tit-for-tat response
Moscow expelled an Estonian embassy employee in response to Tallinn’s declaration of a Russian diplomat persona non grata, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "Recently, Estonia groundlessly declared an …
Yevgeniya Svatukhina on Vesti.FM: Treaty of Tartu in history of Russia-Estonia relations
The analyst of the Vestnik Kavkaza news agency Yevgeniya Svatukhina spoke in the National Question program on Vesti FM about the role of the Tartu Treaty in the history of Russia-Estonia relations, which is again gaining …
Will Nord Stream-2 split EU?
Estonia's Foreign Minister Sven Mikser demanded to stop the implementation of the Nord Stream-2 project, explaining it by the fact that the pipeline will increase Europe's energy dependence on Russia. …
Six illegal immigrants from Iran caught on Narva
Six Iranian citizens were caught yesterday on Narva for illegally crossing the Russian-Estonian border, another escaped, but was later caught in Tallinn. Iranian citizens have crossed the border through Narva river in a rubber boat. Two …
