On the front line of Estonia’s multi-million euro defence build-up – EUobserver
Why Estonia is massively investing in defence and prioritising freedom over the welfare state. The place in Europe…
![Kaupo Rosin, director general of the Estonian foreign intelligence service: 'Most [Russian] soldiers have a low IQ level; they are convicts from the lowest strata of society. This is not an army you could use for sophisticated operations. Instead, they keep sending in troops blindly, sending them to their deaths'](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1-380x220.webp)
[Interview] Estonia’s spy chief: Russia cannot replenish fallen soldiers – they have a serious battlefield problem – EUobserver
First published in Respekt. Estonia’s foreign intelligence service chief Kaupo Rosin reflects on a whole-of-society approach to defence,…
Hungarians go to the polls, while Middle East keeps Nato on the brink – EUobserver
THIS WEEK offers a weekly snapshot of the key developments in Brussels and across Europe over the next…
Nato ‘launches’ new Arctic mission — but so far it only exists on paper – EUobserver
Nato has launched a new Arctic mission — but on paper only, as Western allies try to mop…