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Editor-in-Chief of Estonian Newspaper Apologizes for Running CCP Propaganda on Xinjiang

April 22, 2021
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Martin Šmutov, the editor-in-chief of evening newspaper Õhtuleht, one of the most influential media outlets in Estonia, has made an open apology for publishing propaganda after it agreed to print an article on Xinjiang by China’s Ambassador to Estonia Li Chao. On April 15, Õhtuleht carried a full page of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda in its…

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Estonian Scientist Sentenced After Caught Spying for China

March 22, 2021
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A leading Estonian marine expert with top security clearance was sentenced to three years in jail after pleading guilty to spying for Beijing. Tarmo Kõuts, 57, was arrested in September last year and has admitted to conducting espionage for a foreign state—charges that stop short of treason. He is the Estonian linked to Chinese espionage…

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US Bomber Flies Over Baltic States in Show of Solidarity: US Air Force

March 3, 2021
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VILNIUS/OSLO—A nuclear-capable, long-range U.S. bomber flew over the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with NATO allies, the U.S. Air Force said, amid Western concerns over a more assertive Russia. “This mission sends a clear message that our commitment to our NATO allies is unshakeable,” Gen. Jeff Harrigian,…

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Estonia to Get 1st Female Prime Minister as Government Deal Clinched

January 24, 2021
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TALLINN, Estonia—Estonia’s two biggest political parties say they have clinched a deal to form a new government to be led by a female prime minister for the first time in the Baltic country’s history, replacing the previous Cabinet that collapsed into a corruption scandal earlier this month. The party councils of the the opposition, center-right…

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Estonia’s PM Resigns Over Corruption Scandal in His Party

January 13, 2021
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HELSINKI—Estonia’s prime minister resigned Wednesday over a corruption scandal involving a key official of his Center Party suspected of accepting a private donation for the party in exchange for a political favor on a real estate deal, prompting new talks on forming a new ruling coalition. The resignation of Prime Minister Juri Ratas, who is…

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