Vahur Lauri is a TV journalist for Estonian Public Broadcast, specializing in local news coverage in Tallinn, Estonia. His articles focus on a range of topics including transportation, defense, environmental conservation, and expert analysis on regional security issues.
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By: Vahur Lauri
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year, one step the latter took amid a critical situation was to distribute arms to its civilians. Estonia, meanwhile, doesn't anticipate doing the same under similar circumstances; it considers the volunteer Estonian Defense League the conduit of volunteer resistance.
Russia may have run out of pilots and is unable to defend itself against Western weapons used by Ukraine, an expert said. Russia is likely preparing more offensive activities after the presidential elections in 2024.
The government needs to plug a €400 million hole in the state budget and prefers to make cuts, rather than raise taxes. Suggestions so far include making family benefits needs-based and reviewing research funding.
By: Vahur Lauri
Ukraine has launched an attack campaign against Russian infrastructure, and these attacks are taking place further and further beyond Ukraine's borders, Estonian security expert Rainer Saks said Tuesday.
Tarmo Kärsna, head of energy sales for Alexela, told "Aktuaalne kaamera" news that Ukraine wants to influence the presidential election and residents of the Moscow area by hitting Russian oil facilities.
By: Vahur Lauri
Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk told AFP that Europe is living in a prewar period, and that no one will be able to feel safe in Europe should Ukraine lose the war. Former Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, MEP Riho Terras noted that leaders of major European powers refuse to believe that Putin's plans are serious and not limited to Ukraine.
The positive resolution of the latest U.S. aid package for Ukraine does little to change the fact that a considerable part of Republicans in Congress remain opposed to helping Ukraine and the U.S. is rather going down the isolationist path in its foreign policy, U.S. expert Andreas Kaju said.
The Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) and the eState Academy will use European Peace Facility resources to procure various nonlethal military equipment for Moldovan armed forces. A contract for passive radars has been signed with a Czech company. RKIK recently also signed a cooperation agreement with the relevant agency in Ukraine.
Considering that European countries have still not given their defense contractors sufficient guarantees, efforts to stock up on ammunition need to be diversified. The Baltics are once again mulling local production, and it is possible A to Z ammunition manufacturing will start in Estonia this year.
By: Vahur Lauri
The Estonian Defense League and its women's and youth organizations have a total of 30,175 members. The Victory Day parade in Narva will feature reservists who participated in the Ussisõnad major training exercise last year and cyber units' drone skills.
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