Estonia’s pro-Ukraine prime minister Kallas wins reelection

37 seats at Estonia’s 101-seat Parliament, or Riigikogu, an increase of three seats from the 2019 election.

Russia steps up tactical-nuclear threats with Belarus training

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the training had covered the storage and use of tactical special munitions, the euphemism it uses for smaller nuclear weapons.

More Ukrainian children from Ukraine’s Russia-held regions arrive in Belarus despite global outrage

Embrace these children, bring them to our home, keep them warm and make their childhood happier - President Alexander Lukashenko

President Vladimir Putin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military

The move comes as Moscow is trying to replenish its troops in Ukraine by various methods, including the recruitment of migrants

ESTONIA ASSUMES LEADERSHIP OF NORDIC-BALTIC COOPERATION AS SECURITY CHALLENGES MOUNT IN THE ARCTIC AND UKRAINE

The session culminated in a symbolic transfer of leadership as Denmark officially handed over the chairmanship of the Nordic-Baltic Eight (NB8) cooperation format to Estonia which will steer the regional body throughout 2026.