Liisu Lass

Pohlak says that the many construction cranes currently visible in central Tallinn represent only the tip of the iceberg, and the decisions to build those buildings were often made long ago. At the same time, major infrastructure projects are underway in Estonia: 45 kilometers of 2+2 road are being built on the Tallinn–Pärnu highway, and part of the Tallinn–Tartu highway is also out to tender.

Merit Kopli is the former editor‑in‑chief of Postimees newspaper and has spent the past ten years living and working in Germany as Estonia's cultural representative. Welcome back home — after ten years in Germany, is that chapter now closing? I will still be in Germany for a little while, a few weeks or months. Starting from mid‑August, I will be back in Estonia, and that makes me very happy. Ten years abroad is a long time. Estonia is home, and it is still the best place to be.

"What Russia did wasn't provocative — it was unacceptable. But at no point was the situation out of NATO's control. NATO's air forces did their job. Our task was to secure allied support to rebuild that deterrence. We've managed to do that both at the UN and within NATO," Foreign Ministry Secretary General Jonatan Vseviov said, speaking about events over the past week.